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Examples
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However, would he really publish an article that he surely knows will be a lightning-rod, without getting his facts straight?
Dr. Janet Smith replies to Dr. Schindler, defends Christopher West 2009
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President Barack Obama's recent proposal to increase taxes for Americans who make more than $1 million annually has become a lightning-rod political issue not just in the press, but also a polarizing topic at Manhattan cocktail parties.
Cocktail Crowd Split on Tax Plan Mike Vilensky 2011
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Recently, the lightning-rod writer Salman Rushdie was forced to cancel a personal appearance and then a video-link interview at the Jaipur Literary Festival -- the largest literary festival in India.
Inderpal Grewal: When Voices Get Silenced... and Heard Inderpal Grewal 2012
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Cheney was a lightning-rod for criticism during Bush's presidency, accused by opponents of often advocating a belligerent U.S. stance in world affairs.
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Recently, the lightning-rod writer Salman Rushdie was forced to cancel a personal appearance and then a video-link interview at the Jaipur Literary Festival -- the largest literary festival in India.
Inderpal Grewal: When Voices Get Silenced... and Heard Inderpal Grewal 2012
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Recently, the lightning-rod writer Salman Rushdie was forced to cancel a personal appearance and then a video-link interview at the Jaipur Literary Festival -- the largest literary festival in India.
Inderpal Grewal: When Voices Get Silenced... and Heard Inderpal Grewal 2012
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But the prospect of the losses and the government's continued ownership of GM have been a lightning-rod for opponents of the Obama administration.
GM Hopes to Sidestep Campaign Fights Sharon Terlep 2012
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The show insists the boos were about the scores, not about Bristol the Pistol's lightning-rod mama.
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The independence of the U.S. from foreign oil sources has long been a lightning-rod issue in Washington, one further inflamed by last year's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
U.S. Nears Milestone: Net Fuel Exporter Liam Pleven 2011
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Controversy lightning-rod Sean Penn is at it again: The politically active actor has just arrived in Cuba with the hopes of interviewing Fidel Castro, according to a Cuban government-controlled television report.
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