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  • Still, there is no doubt whatsoever that the Church deemed the "intransigents" to be correct on one absolutely crucial matter: the need to reject the principle of the unrestrained free market as a morally reprehensible standard.

    An Introductory Anti-Capitalist Manifesto 2007

  • But such "intransigents" were unmoved by the "common sense" onslaught of the Party of Order.

    An Introductory Anti-Capitalist Manifesto 2007

  • Just like southern racists severely wounded the principle of federalism by forcing the hand of the federal government, Republican intransigents are mortally wounding the idea of bi-partisan compromise to solve major problems.

    Matthew Yglesias » Dodd Defends Filibuster, Calls for More “Civility” 2010

  • In Mondale's battle to reform the Senate filibuster, James Allen, a parliamentary whiz, wore out his welcome, even among fellow conservatives, a lesson some contemporary intransigents might consider.

    Joel K. Goldstein: A Good Man's Good Fights Joel K. Goldstein 2010

  • In Mondale's battle to reform the Senate filibuster, James Allen, a parliamentary whiz, wore out his welcome, even among fellow conservatives, a lesson some contemporary intransigents might consider.

    Joel K. Goldstein: A Good Man's Good Fights Joel K. Goldstein 2010

  • And General Petraeus has been quoted as saying that Israeli intransigents "could cost American lives."

    Alan Dershowitz: An Invitation To J Street From Alan Dershowitz 2010

  • Rogers and company thought they could sway the political intransigents by literally forcing them to sway to the music.

    The Obama Diaries Laura Ingraham 2010

  • In Mondale's battle to reform the Senate filibuster, James Allen, a parliamentary whiz, wore out his welcome, even among fellow conservatives, a lesson some contemporary intransigents might consider.

    Joel K. Goldstein: A Good Man's Good Fights Joel K. Goldstein 2010

  • Rogers and company thought they could sway the political intransigents by literally forcing them to sway to the music.

    The Obama Diaries Laura Ingraham 2010

  • Rogers and company thought they could sway the political intransigents by literally forcing them to sway to the music.

    The Obama Diaries Laura Ingraham 2010

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