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The goal was never to pass this bit of junior-varsity stimulus, but merely to put the GOP on record against it—and yet three Democrats used this free vote to go on record against it too.

Democrats Against Stimulus 2.0 2011

Justice Stephen G. Breyer, promoting his new book about the court's workings, said he worried that the biggest threat to the court's credibility is that the nine justices are seen as "junior-varsity politicians."

High-court divide has a new dynamic Robert Barnes 2010

If Kroger went after the Mayor, he would have set himself up as junior-varsity Ken Starr, accused of criminalizing sex and wasting taxpayer money on a political vendetta.

Kroger comes through for Sam the Tram (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

The amateurish part relates mostly to the score, which is jointly credited to the three co-creators and is no better than what you might hear at a junior-varsity college show.

Everybody but Muhammad Terry Teachout 2011

Justice Stephen G. Breyer, promoting his new book about the court's workings, said he worried that the biggest threat to the court's credibility is that the nine justices are seen as "junior-varsity politicians."

Supreme Court opens term with three women, potential for partisan divide Robert Barnes 2010

Kyle's just a teenager called up from ABC's junior-varsity network, the Disney Channel, and he's already won just by showing up and getting America to hear his name each week, before he gets a gig on "Saturday Night Live" or a Touchstone flick.

'Dancing with the Stars' Week 5: We watch so you don't have to Lisa de Moraes 2010

Santa's workshop is filled with quirky Victorian machinery, and the Biebster is outfitted like a junior-varsity attendee of a steampunk con.

Liz Spikol: Steampunkers, Rise Up: Justin Bieber Is Co-Opting Your Christmas Liz Spikol 2011

In both 2009 and 2010, the Yankees obliterated the Minnesota Twins three games to none, sweeping them away quickly and acting like they were a junior-varsity squad that didn't belong.

The Midwest: Not a Wasteland Daniel Barbarisi 2011

He also said he hoped that by going into detail on the reasoning behind the decisions, he could temper a view he considers most harmful to the court's reputation: "that we are nine junior-varsity politicians."

Breyer on the Constitution 2010

He also said he hoped that by going into detail on the reasoning behind the decisions, he could temper a view he considers most harmful to the court's reputation: "that we are nine junior-varsity politicians."

Breyer on the Constitution 2010