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There was something in that clarion-call of his that went to my heart.
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For each one murdered by Bush whatever crime Blagojevich has allegedly committed there is a clarion-call for his impeachment.
Rod Blagojevich faces impeachment...Bush on the other hand signed off on torture 2009
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Will a clarion-call come from a mob demanding that Richardson resign as is being done to Blagojevich or will they treat him differently?
If Roland Burris were appointed by Bill Richardson...Would he be accepted? 2009
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So much was made at the Republican convention concerning our energy needs where the mantra was, “Drill baby drill” which was the clarion-call by Giuliani.
McCain should have put 'Country First' by showing up for key votes 2008
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Given our current economic climate, we cannot continue to fund these endless wars that has been McCain\'s clarion-call throughout this campaign.
Economically, Barack Obama is correct in using diplomacy when it comes to Iran 2008
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"PROTECT THE CHILDREN" is the new clarion-call catchphrase for Democrats and Republicans alike: "Republican leadership chose politics ahead of PROTECTING CHILDREN," tsk-ed Jen Psaki, spokeswoman for the Democratic Campaign Congressional Committee.
Frankie Thomas: The Children Are Our Future -- But What Is In Their Sordid Past? 2008
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The nomination of Bruce Bawer's clarion-call book Why Europe Slept: How Radical Islam is Destroying the West From Within as a finalist for the annual National Book Critics' Circle award is greeted with howls of outrage from the Left, which calls the book "racist."
Just when I thought we were accomplishing something... Mike L 2007
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The nomination of Bruce Bawer's clarion-call book Why Europe Slept: How Radical Islam is Destroying the West From Within as a finalist for the annual National Book Critics' Circle award is greeted with howls of outrage from the Left, which calls the book "racist."
Archive 2007-02-01 Mike L 2007
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“To your knees, O Israel!” should be the clarion-call to the ministry of this generation.
The Weapon of Prayer 1835-1913 1991
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These bells, however, do not sound a knell, but rather blare a resounding clarion-call for action and service.
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