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They must be doing something right, right? cronysim does not equate with knowledge of the law. by the way, what is monica goodling up to these days? serving fries?
Think Progress » Chuck Todd: ‘The Tea Party gets a big benefit’ from Fox News’ promotion. 2010
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The United States has barely survived the misjudgments of the Bush Administration - from poorly-planned wars to cronysim.
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Memo to Ohio: How much corruption, cronysim and incompetence are you going to tolerate before you vote Democratic?
Think Progress » VIDEO: Fox Affiliate Airs Ode to White Supremacist Site 2005
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Memo to Ohio: How much corruption, cronysim and incompetence are you going to tolerate before you vote Democratic?
Think Progress » VIDEO: Fox Affiliate Airs Ode to White Supremacist Site 2005
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Gombeenism, cronysim, corruption, greed and incompetence - these are all home-grown vices that have landed us where we are.
Politics.ie 2010
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Wednesday's rejection follows concerns among many at home and in the West that Karzai is backing away form commitments to clean up the graft, cronysim, and vote fraud - often cited as among the reasons many Afghans have turned to the Taliban.
CBS 47: Local News 2010
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Wednesday's rejection follows concerns among many at home and in the West that Karzai is backing away form commitments to clean up the graft, cronysim, and vote fraud - often cited as among the reasons many Afghans have turned to the Taliban.
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Top that with government activist cronysim enabled so as to counter the crisis du jour, and you have something akin to economic hell.
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The ANC thrives on illiterate ignorance, cadre deployment, cronysim and corruption.
Muti 2009
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If it doesn’t involve corruption, dirty tricks, propaganda, cronysim, organized hypocrisy and lies the GOP would do nothing.
dindosaha1 commented on the word cronysim
special treatment and preference given to friends or colleagues, especially in politics
June 21, 2009