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  • The proprietor of the S-Train Canvass blog runs a Quizno's sub-shop, into which strolled one of his most persistent and obnoxious trolls, and he got to live out one of the blogger's dearest fantasies: confronting a troll face to face and watching him dissolve into a puddle of shame-faced cowardice:

    Boing Boing: January 11, 2004 - January 17, 2004 Archives 2004

  • That audit is required to be conducted during the Official Canvass which is conducted AFTER all votes have been counted, including provisional and absentee.

    Representation by the Consent of the Governed? 2006

  • They have an excellent wild duck, called the Canvass Back, which, if delicately served, would surpass the black cock; but the game is very inferior to our’s; they have no hares, and I never saw a pheasant.

    Domestic Manners of the Americans 1832

  • A long range of Tables were placed from Westons door to the George, capable of accommodating all the poor in the Town that is, all who labour for bread, the whole was coverd with Canvass and form'd a compleat tent, border'd throughout by garlands of flowers, and each table having a flag inscribe'd, 'Alexander', 'Blucher', 'Platoff'

    Letter 292 2009

  • Canvass   returns   from   both   Labour and   the   SNP   point   to   a   knife-edge contest on Thursday, decided by less than 1000 votes.

    Archive 2008-07-01 2008

  • Canvass everybody you can find in and around Milliken Park.

    Forgetfulness ISCARS 2010

  • Apps for America contest is launched, tracking OFA's "Pledge Project Canvass," Washington Post launches a widget tracking Obama Administration appointments, and more!

    Daily Digest | A Look Back at Gov 2.0 Camp 2009

  • Obama's "Field Operation" Gears Up Health Reform Canvass For a lazy summer weekend, the 561 local organizing events being advertised on Organizing for America's health-care action page look like a healthy (ahem) turnout for what some have called "President Obama's field operation."

    Daily Digest | Playing "Not It" with Recovery.gov 2009

  • Organizing for America rolled out its "Pledge Project Canvass" this past weekend, and reports about 1200 groups went door-knocking across the country seeking signatures in support of President Obama's budget priorities.

    Broadband is Life-Changing: Burlington VT's Telecare for Rural Health Project 2009

  • VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Barack Obama | Change We Need | Host a Pledge Project Canvass'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Organizing For America has just rolled out the first big test of the organization that was formerly Obama For America.

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Barack Obama | Change We Need | Host a Pledge Project Canvass 2009

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