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- noun The
realm orsphere ofwonks ;wonkery .
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Sixty, as we all know in the political world of wonkdom, equals "filibuster-proof majority" -- if you can get them all to vote the same way, that is.
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Sixty, as we all know in the political world of wonkdom, equals "filibuster-proof majority" -- if you can get them all to vote the same way, that is.
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• Heading into the last election - in other words, just two years ago -- you had to be heavily into energy wonkdom to describe the differences between, say, Senator John McCain's position on energy and the environment versus those of key Democrats like Senators John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.
Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson: Apparently, Failure is an Option on Energy: Now What?
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Sixty, as we all know in the political world of wonkdom, equals "filibuster-proof majority" -- if you can get them all to vote the same way, that is.
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Sixty, as we all know in the political world of wonkdom, equals "filibuster-proof majority" -- if you can get them all to vote the same way, that is.
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M.E. Cohen But politics went on, and while the armies of wonkdom mourned, three little-known congressmen (E.ic Paul, Ryan Cantor and Kemp Newtley) discovered an unexpected public enthusiasm for a flat tax.
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Every once in awhile, those of us who follow defense issues here in Washington will catch a glimpse of pre-9/11 wonkdom.
Lorelei Kelly: It's Our Choice: Mediocre Missile Defense or Stopping Genocide
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MR. MCCURRY: No, they did not get down into that level of policy wonkdom.
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You have to spend half your life in the weeds of policy wonkdom and like it.
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You have to spend half your life in the weeds of policy wonkdom and like it.
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