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  • It's not that he forgot .... what concerns me is his tendency for anger and obstinent behavior.

    McCain incorrectly denies criticizing media's Clinton coverage 2008

  • I want someone who is effective in framing the issue so that Dems can win public support to bring the troops home and help the Dems to overcome the obstinent opposition of the Congressional Repubs and the Bush White House.

    Election Central Saturday Roundup 2009

  • Balestrieri, a canon lawyer and an assistant judge of an ecclesiastical court in the Los Angeles Archdiocese until he filed the Kerry heresy case last June, to stop the scandal of persistently obstinent pro-abortion politicians posing as fit to receive Communion and being accommodated, in contravention of Canon 915, began his campaign to set matters right with John Kerry.

    John Kerry, Excommunicated? 2004

  • They don't agree with almost ANY of the republican solutions but have started to accept/ALL ­OW republican­s to be obstinent.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • Like should I just fall over laughing at how dense and obstinent people are when they protest or demand that Kyoto be ratified?

    Environment news, comment and analysis from the Guardian | guardian.co.uk John Vidal, Suzanne Goldenberg 2009

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