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Ryan's budget probably never had a chance of passing the Senate and then being signed by President Obama, but now it is so unpopular with the public that Republicans in the Senate, on the presidential trail, and even in the House that voted for it, are doing back-flips to create distance between themselves and the budget bill they just passed last month.
Sheri and Allan Rivlin: Medicare Fix Rose by any Other Name Still Has Thorns Sheri 2011
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AFAIK, there have been no cases where prosecutions of truthful statements have succeeded, but there is one strange case where the court did back-flips to ‘decide’ that the answer given was in fact ‘false’, when it was literally a truthful answer to the actual question asked.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Not the Best Way to Inspire Confidence 2010
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Pegged from the get-go as another here today, cover of Playboy tomorrow See: Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, Britney always seemed destined for more to me than mall tours replete with back-flips and pigtail-whipping.
Alex Catarinella: The Return of Our Perfectly Imperfect Pop Star Alex Catarinella 2011
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Ryan's budget probably never had a chance of passing the Senate and then being signed by President Obama, but now it is so unpopular with the public that Republicans in the Senate, on the presidential trail, and even in the House that voted for it, are doing back-flips to create distance between themselves and the budget bill they just passed last month.
Sheri and Allan Rivlin: Medicare Fix Rose by any Other Name Still Has Thorns Sheri 2011
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Ryan's budget probably never had a chance of passing the Senate and then being signed by President Obama, but now it is so unpopular with the public that Republicans in the Senate, on the presidential trail, and even in the House that voted for it, are doing back-flips to create distance between themselves and the budget bill they just passed last month.
Sheri and Allan Rivlin: Medicare Fix Rose by any Other Name Still Has Thorns Sheri 2011
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The story-line allows the dancers to do competitive back-flips, hand-stands and wall-walking, among other gymnastic feats.
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AFAIK, there have been no cases where prosecutions of truthful statements have succeeded, but there is one strange case where the court did back-flips to ‘decide’ that the answer given was in fact ‘false’, when it was literally a truthful answer to the actual question asked.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Not the Best Way to Inspire Confidence 2010
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Last year's winners, the Cottontown Chorus from Bolton, feature a front row that does back-flips.
The secret of barbershop: harmonise, project – and smile! 2010
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The story-line allows the dancers to do competitive back-flips, hand-stands and wall-walking, among other gymnastic feats.
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Does anyone believe, if John Edwards were the nominee, anyone would dare suggest he had to do back-flips, and work to help retire Clinton's debt, to "win back" Hillary voters?
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