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Mr. Skinner frequently taunted the former leader of the Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown in Parliament by calling him "Paddy Backdown" for what Mr. Skinner said was his changing views on politics.
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Promoted to Headline (H2) on 9/23/09: Missile Impossible: How the Russians View America's AMD Backdown yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Missile Impossible: How the Russians View America\'s AMD Backdown'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: The sudden American back-paddling on AMD is simply a strategic retreat, say the Russians.'
Missile Impossible: How the Russians View America's AMD Backdown 2009
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James Patrick Kelly hosts a podcast (in three parts) of the one-act theatrical production of "Breakaway, Backdown", adapted from his 1996 short story and performed by Lisa Richardson.
July 2006 2006
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James Patrick Kelly hosts a podcast (in three parts) of the one-act theatrical production of "Breakaway, Backdown", adapted from his 1996 short story and performed by Lisa Richardson.
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Backdown: Lord Mandelson has vowed to revisit the part-privatisation of Royal Mail when market conditions change Lord Mandelson completed a humiliating government climbdown over the Royal Mail Financial Services Authority in the argument about whether the England should be granted more powers, as evidence grows that jobs have been exposed as a sham after the figures were found to include workers in the North Sea
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Backdown: Lord Mandelson has vowed to revisit the part-privatisation of Royal Mail when market conditions change Lord Mandelson completed a humiliating government climbdown over the Royal Mail
WN.com - Articles related to Mexico has 4 spots in top 10 travel list despite swine flu 2009
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OpEdNews - Article: Missile Impossible: How the Russians View America's AMD Backdown
Missile Impossible: How the Russians View America's AMD Backdown 2009
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Recounting the Week's Political Events; Neither Obama nor Clinton Appear Ready to Backdown
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OpEdNews - Article: Mighty Monsanto and Biotechs Backdown from GMO Debate
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I wish you much success with So You Think You Can Dance, with Backdown, and with everything else you’ve got going.
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