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  • noun Plural form of objection.

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Examples

  • I helped push Unmanned Ariel Vehicles (UAVs) through earmarks in appropriations bills in the mid-1980s, over objections from the Pentagon.

    The Tea Party Is Wrong About Earmarks Bob Livingston 2010

  • When I served in Congress, I earmarked money for missile defense on several occasions in the 1980s despite objections from the Democratic majority and, in the 1990s, from the Clinton administration.

    The Tea Party Is Wrong About Earmarks Bob Livingston 2010

  • To answer that question, I first need to answer a few built-in objections:

    2010 June archive | J. Robert King 2010

  • In late 2008 the then-head of the FDA's device division approved Menaflex over repeated objections from a team of FDA scientists and their manager.

    Knee-Device Maker Slams FDA Over Reversal Alicia Mundy 2010

  • To answer that question, I first need to answer a few built-in objections:

    2010 June 09 archive | J. Robert King 2010

  • My point is, the potential negative impact on (sales tax dependent) state finances is often given as one of the main objections to a national VAT.

    Matthew Yglesias » Guest Post: Furloughed at the University of Maryland 2009

  • The main objections to the individual mandate were well summarized by Ramesh Ponnuru back when Mitt Romney first floated the idea in Massachusetts:

    Stromata Blog: 2009

  • The main objections to the individual mandate were well summarized by Ramesh Ponnuru back when Mitt Romney first floated the idea in Massachusetts:

    A Fact a Day About Obamacare – Day Five: The Individual Mandate 2009

  • Over objections from the White House, outside groups like the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, MoveOn, and the Health Care for America Now coalition -- which is spending $35 million this year -- have been running hard-hitting ads that target foot-dragging congressmen.

    Archive 2009-10-01 2009

  • To answer that question, I first need to answer a few built-in objections:

    Why I Tweet 2010

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