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The headline "Republicans oppose ban on cop-killer bullets" sells a lot more newspapers than "congress debates legality of teflon-coated handgun rounds with hardened steel cores"
Obama Administration Looks To Reinstate Assault-Weapons Ban 2009
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The headline "Republicans oppose ban on cop-killer bullets" sells a lot more newspapers than "congress debates legality of teflon-coated handgun rounds with hardened steel cores"
Obama Administration Looks To Reinstate Assault-Weapons Ban 2009
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I enjoy the sleek locomotion of my fixed-gear like I enjoy a smooth frictionless teflon-coated perpetual motion machine.
More Carbon More Problems: Save Your Money, Keep Your Integrity BikeSnobNYC 2009
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A bill was brought up to ban teflon-coated bullets (designed to penetrate body armor used by our police) but that was foiled by the NRA too.
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Horton is a shining example of the "all-audience animated comedy", in which celebrity voices spearhead a teflon-coated combination of pop culture references for the adults Horton, for instance, loves "the smell of bananas in the morning" and kiddie-friendly cute critters, manic slapstick and soft-serve moralising.
Star Voices and Mainstream Movie-Makers Steve Hulett 2008
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It may persist as a charge thrown at Obama, but I feel confident in saying it won't stick to him because nothing seems to stick to his teflon-coated hide.
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter on McCain and Obama at the Saddleback Civil Forum. Ann Althouse 2008
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Horton is a shining example of the "all-audience animated comedy", in which celebrity voices spearhead a teflon-coated combination of pop culture references for the adults Horton, for instance, loves "the smell of bananas in the morning" and kiddie-friendly cute critters, manic slapstick and soft-serve moralising.
Archive 2008-03-01 Steve Hulett 2008
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Turns out he deduced this, not I that they sent me, mistakenly, the teflon-coated version of my waffle iron.
Breaking the Fast Lindy 2007
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So, Glenn bragged about using dangerous teflon-coated pans in his blog.
"All of us are routing 'American Idol.' It’s so great. The No. 1 show in television and it's getting ruined." Ann Althouse 2007
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Yes, that's right - I miss the lying, smiling, grinning, teflon-coated disembowler of our country!
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