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  • Self serving, self righteous, self absorbed, self important, self appointed, ULTRA "Right" wingers have the right, NO, the OBLIGATION to make sure that they, their operatives and their ideas/"ideals" are instilled.

    Scozzafava takes on Palin 2009

  • NO OBLIGATION TO USE WINNING ENTRY: Sponsor shall have no obligation to actually use the winning entry as the name for Lisa Belkin's blog on HuffPost Parents and all decisions regarding its use shall be at Sponsor's sole discretion.

    LISA BELKIN'S TO-BE-NAMED-BY-YOU BLOG CONTEST Farah Miller 2011

  • She did and was and she quit before fuylfilling her OBLIGATION to the citizens of the State. southerncousin

    Specter takes part in Sotomayor hearing from other side of table 2009

  • This isn't the party of conservative values, because true conservatives support the Constitution and Bill of Rights, which guarantee our right to freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and the freedom AND OBLIGATION to question our government.

    RNC resolution won't 'handcuff' Steele, co-sponsor says 2009

  • Any chance that one of those "ideas" our beloved and benevolent government has an OBLIGATION to consider, might be individual and corporate tax rate reductions?

    Obama announces 'jobs forum' 2009

  • However, when a CEO takes actions that the majority shareholders (in this case, the Board - so it seems) feel injures, impedes, or otherwise damages the company's business then the board/majority shareholders have an OBLIGATION to remove that CEO and replace him/her with a CEO that falls more in-line with the companies polices, goals, and mission.

    Riflemaker Sacked For Supporting Obama Dave Hurteau 2008

  • It's not debt because the Congress has NO LEGAL OBLIGATION to pay Social Security benefits ... is that it?

    All Federal Debt Is Not Created Equal 2007

  • … If you complete a first aid course you have NO OBLIGATION to treat any person you do not wish to administer first aid.

    Fiction Xx | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • But we also have the OBLIGATION to not just let her fall away, but to try and educate her, to show her why this was a bad choice to make.

    Charles Karel Bouley: Prop 8 Casualty...Is It Overkill? 2009

  • Oaths of office create the OBLIGATION to impeach when it is necessary to preserve the Constitution, as it now is.

    Congress: Impeach President Bush and Vice President Cheney 2008

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