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Singh must have thought that he would please his political and ideological masters in the BJP and the RSS by balancing this view with an interpretation of Jawaharlal Nehru - whose inheritance the ruling Congress Party is enjoying today - as a powergrabbing 'centralising' force.
Pinaki Bhattacharya: Travails of Writing Revisionist History 2009
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A lot of these mainstream Republicans are horrified by the destructive, extremist wing that has taken over the Republican Party, either interested in ideological politics or just powergrabbing; they don't like it.
Interview Of President By Radio Wpro Providence Ri ITY National Archives 1994
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Yeah, well, if I were the ACLU, I wouldn't trust Obama on that, seeing as he chose to defend Bush's dictatorial powergrabbing in that case and in other cases.
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In this season of hystrionic brazen financial powergrabbing in DC, we here at Waking Up Orwell have decided to provide am escape valve.
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The WH has an unprecedented level of viciousness and powergrabbing retribution in store for any and all who stand in the way.
Latest Articles 2009
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BTW, the truthful and compassionate vision displayed by Mr. Lendman in no way insults the Israeli people (I have to admit that I deliberately and attentively read the whole thing trying to find anything of that kind, sorry); it tells us a story of an ugly, criminal powergrabbing by the ruling Israeli elite which to rule supreme will sacrifice its own people (and only that is how the current policy of theirs can be defined).
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