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  • An elected/appointed official does their job in a contientious fashion ... and that's worthy of the Nobel Prize?!

    SOS.....receives HONORS for doing the right thing? 2008

  • If you are concerned -- contact Durbin and Obama ... and maybe contientious Republicans like Linc Chafee who lost reelection on Tuesday.

    Replacements Ellen Beth Gill 2006

  • I lost my family to it, and came to terms with it, and here I am following proper, legitimate orders, in line exactly with the document I signed in enlistment which forbade any sort of contientious argh, spelling objection to application of force, and you are going to talk to me about ‘just following orders’.

    Another View of Old Man’s War « Whatever 2006

  • Another thought: could Mr. Bear be viewed as a contientious objector?

    Your Right Hand Thief 2005

  • OK, you want your event's bartender to be contientious, a good listener, skilled, and responsible.

    Boing Boing: May 6, 2001 - May 12, 2001 Archives 2001

  • If you are contientious and pay off your credit cards each month, your FICO score will be low.

    NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias 2009

  • First off, I have to say that I have been very contientious about voting.

    The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.com Stories 2008

  • First off, I have to say that I have been very contientious about voting.

    The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.com Stories Douglas Rule 2008

  • Link republicans are not confused, or bumbling, or contientious objectors. they are evil, self-serving, non-patriotic minions of the rich and their cohorts. republicans do not care about the vast majority of americans except to dupe them into believing they care so they can cut their own taxes. don't think so? then how come they don't care if we borrow money from china to build bombs to fight an unjust war and cut taxes at the same time to baloon the deficeit, BUT, if our govt. wants to spend money on health insurance and infrastructure they go crazy? never vote republican.

    The Caucus 2009

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