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These voters helped George W. Bush clean-sweep the South twice—the first time against Al Gore, a southern white Protestant.
FLY FISHING WITH DARTH VADER MATT LABASH 2010
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CANDY CROWLEY, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Working off the adrenaline of a clean-sweep weekend and the possibility of a Tuesday trifecta, Barack Obama pounded through Maryland arguing his issues and his electability.
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Such clean-sweep rejectionism puts me in mind of "The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold," a novel written by Evelyn Waugh in 1957.
Hating the New 2008
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Are children across America actually safer because of this nationwide clean-sweep of sex-hungry "predators"?
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CANDY CROWLEY, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Working off the adrenaline of a clean-sweep weekend and the possibility of a Tuesday trifecta, Barack Obama pounded through Maryland arguing his issues and his electability.
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Lets see if Verizon strips the wifi from the i770 to complete the near clean-sweep of smartphone handsets without wifi.
Spy shot of the Verizon Samsung i770 « Boy Genius Report 2008
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For example, even though the Tories hold a clean-sweep of the five fastest growing metropolitan areas, the total number of seats in those areas is still less than #6 Toronto and after making this chart, I realized Vancouver was actually tied for 10th, which would definitely skew the picture some more towards the Grits.
Archive 2007-12-01 ALW 2007
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For example, even though the Tories hold a clean-sweep of the five fastest growing metropolitan areas, the total number of seats in those areas is still less than #6 Toronto and after making this chart, I realized Vancouver was actually tied for 10th, which would definitely skew the picture some more towards the Grits.
The Toronto Party of Canada ALW 2007
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Ten findings on the clean-sweep GOP defeat in the midterm:
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With President Bush facing his lowest job approval ratings and polls showing widespread dissatisfaction over the country's direction, the GOP suffered a series of bruising blows -- from decisive losses in the New Jersey and Virginia governors' races to the clean-sweep rejection of California Gov.
Archive 2005-11-01 Annie 2005
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