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The gem of the collection is "Pushover," with Fred MacMurray as a sleazy cop (he was so good as a bad guy) who gets involved with a gangster's moll, played by Kim Novak.
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In Richard Quine's terrific 1954 "Pushover," cop Fred MacMurray falls for gangster's moll Kim
News & Politics 2010
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More Heard on the Street: China: No Pushover for Euro-Zone Rescue A Chinese Vice Finance Minister said China must first see the details of a new European bailout fund before making any commitments.
China Cautious on Europe Aid Dinny McMahon 2011
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The researchers also created characters for the other components of their program: Say-It-Straight Samantha, Bully Brenda, and Pushover Pete.
Red Flags or Red Herrings? Susan Engel 2011
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She made her screen debut in The French Line (1954), then starred in The Pushover (1954), and soon became a leading box-office attraction of the 1950s – perhaps the last of the ‘sex goddesses’ produced by the Hollywood star system.
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The researchers also created characters for the other components of their program: Say-It-Straight Samantha, Bully Brenda, and Pushover Pete.
Red Flags or Red Herrings? Susan Engel 2011
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Since Mrs. Bill Clinton has not being able to easily best the candidate that she claims will be a pushover for the Rrepublicans, isn't she therefore revealing that she would be the Republican's Dream Pushover Opponent.
Clinton Spokesperson Rules Out Pursuit Of Obama's Pledged Delegates 2009
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It makes him look like Lieberman 2000 -- another smiling Joe Pushover.
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The economy may be on the sickbed, but these dreary descriptions of America the Pushover just don't hold water.
THE HAND WRINGERS 2008
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The Consumer Reports ads warn against buying extended warranties on new cars, saying, “Pushover on board.”
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