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Find someone you can demonize with the loose-cannon term "Socialist."
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A moment in a TV special, in which notorious loose-cannon Kanye West said President George W. Bush "doesn't care about black people," was, for Bush, the worst moment of his presidency, according to an interview Bush taped to air on NBC.
Matt Lauer asks George W. Bush why Kanye West's televised outburst was "worst moment of your presidency" Lisa de Moraes 2010
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Lush is no stranger to gritty drama, having played regular roles as a Hell's Kitchen street tough in The Black Donnellys and a loose-cannon corporal in Generation Kill.
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This stands in stark contrast to the loose-cannon guerrilla band image cultivated by Yasser Arafat in his 1974 address to the General Assembly Today I have come bearing an olive branch and a freedom-fighter's gun.
Bradley Burston: Ten Reasons Palestine Is Right to Bring its Case to the UN Bradley Burston 2011
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And while we ponder those implications, Saul — who's recharged his loose-cannon batteries back at the CIA — tries to rally Carrie's spirits at the hospital "You were wrong about Brody, but you were right about Nazir", but she tells him she's only getting worse.
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Shoaib will have no part to play in the Tests, and is very much there as a loose-cannon option for the 2011 World Cup.
Pakistan find a corner of Birmingham to be very much like home 2010
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Joe Biden is made out to be some sort of loose-cannon buffoon by not only comedians (on a regular basis), but also by some media types who really should know better.
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With the impulsive and "reckless" Bode Miller -- whose been known to be easily distracted with partying and socializing -- winning another Olympic gold medal, right on the heels of Shaun White's hyperactive and rebellious display of loose-cannon greatness.
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The brothers make a great team --- loose-cannon energy coupled with weary maturity --- and I'd love to see them battle evil as a team.
Mark Blankenship: True Blood Sucker Punch: Season 3, Ep. 8 2010
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With the impulsive and "reckless" Bode Miller -- whose been known to be easily distracted with partying and socializing -- winning another Olympic gold medal, right on the heels of Shaun White's hyperactive and rebellious display of loose-cannon greatness.
Secret to U.S. Olympic Gold = ADHD? Garret LoPorto 2010
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