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But enough of the NFL season has passed to say this: The NFL, already the sports world's Daddy Warbucks, is on a ratings roll.
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Grier earned the nickname "Dr. Warbucks" for taking grant money and doing most of his work in war-torn Africa.
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He's been called "the Daddy Warbucks of drug legalization," and shortly after Obama took office his Open Society Institute started pushing for a commission to investigate America's use of torture since 9/11.
Jane Hamsher: Soros, Lewis and Other Big Donors Abandon Democrats for Progressives and Weed Jane Hamsher 2010
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Have a turbulent, scary as hell ride through a thunderstorm on your flight to the US Daddy Warbucks.
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He's been called "the Daddy Warbucks of drug legalization," and shortly after Obama took office his Open Society Institute started pushing for a commission to investigate America's use of torture since 9/11.
Jane Hamsher: Soros, Lewis and Other Big Donors Abandon Democrats for Progressives and Weed Jane Hamsher 2010
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- Daddy-Warbucks action plot, but director Neill Blomkamp is innovative enough with his pseudo-documentary approach that the format alone was enough to win me over.
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I convinced myself that I was just like the plucky orphan and soon Daddy Warbucks would find me.
Heather Kristin: The Accidental Mentor Heather Kristin 2011
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In fact, those of you who are Little Orphan Annie fans will remember Daddy Warbucks.
Think Progress » Van Jones to Glenn Beck: ‘I see you, and I love you, brother.’ (Updated) 2010
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I convinced myself that I was just like the plucky orphan and soon Daddy Warbucks would find me.
Heather Kristin: The Accidental Mentor Heather Kristin 2011
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Daddy Warbucks was the characterization of Paul Warburg and everyone at the time was well aware of that fact.
Think Progress » Van Jones to Glenn Beck: ‘I see you, and I love you, brother.’ (Updated) 2010
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