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One might think that the media would take up the banner of free choice, fiscal responsibility and do-something leadership, but one would be sadly mistaken.
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That this has been the most "do-something" Congress we've seen in 40 years hasn't made much of an impression on the public.
The end of the 'do-something' Congress Ezra Klein 2010
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It is hardly a do-something climate, when people are so afraid of failure, they campaign against the chance to succeed.
Olympic bid defeat speaks to world's perception of U.S. 2009
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But he said, Robbie, you don't want to be a do-nothing, but a do-something.
Patrick Kennedy: Where's the Human Touch? A Congressional Candidate Laments the Loss of Personal Connection. Patrick Kennedy 2010
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It helped Wall Street guys get their bonuses, and it helped management of troubled banks get their health insurance premiums covered, and it redecorated a few offices, so maybe the do-something part of the equation actually helped some individuals though not the ones it was sold to us to help.
Weekend link-o-rama | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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Still, doing "What Steve Gerber's work means to me" is all I CAN do, and it does sort of satisfy the do-something need.
It’s snowing and Steve Gerber is Dead. | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008
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STENY HOYER (D), MAJORITY LEADER: This do-something, new - direction Congress has been blocked far too often by a do-nothing president and his Republican congressional accomplices.
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STENY HOYER, (D) MAJORITY LEADER: This do-something, new - direction Congress has been blocked far too often by a do-nothing president and his Republican congressional accomplices.
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STENY HOYER (D-MD), MAJORITY LEADER: This do-something, new-direction Congress has been blocked far too often by a do-nothing president and his Republican congressional accomplices.
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STENY HOYER, (D) MAJORITY LEADER: This do-something, new - direction Congress has been blocked far too often by a do-nothing president and his Republican congressional accomplices.
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