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The dem solution is to put stronghanded regulations on the financial community and engrain the government in the minutia of the system so that in times of potential trouble, they can swoop in like faux-superman and 'save the world '– or when they need political points.

Obama touts financial reform, says GOP stance 'deceptive' 2010

C.MBYSES, 529-522 B.C. C.rus was followed by his son, C.mbyses, a cruel but stronghanded despot.

Early European History Hutton Webster

This was the end of Hakon Jarl, the last support of heathenry in Norway, among other characteristics he had: a stronghanded, hard-headed, very relentless, greedy and wicked being.

Early Kings of Norway Thomas Carlyle 1838

By one of these, -- a terribly stronghanded, fighting, violent, and regardless fellow, who also was a Bastard of

Early Kings of Norway Thomas Carlyle 1838

Svein was levying it with a stronghanded diligence, but had not yet done levying it, when, at Gainsborough one night, he suddenly died; smitten dead, once used to be said, by St. Edmund, whilom murdered King of the East Angles; who could not bear to see his shrine and monastery of St. Edmundsbury plundered by the

Early Kings of Norway Thomas Carlyle 1838