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* Here's hoping that neither Republicans nor Dems pay any attention to a new poll finding that barely more than one-forth favor raising the debt ceiling.
Happy Hour Roundup Greg Sargent 2011
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Foreign workers make up one-forth of the total working population -- a much lower percentage than in neighboring Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
Michael Zacka: All I Want for Christmas Is a Job: The New Yuletide Refrain Michael Zacka 2011
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Almost one-forth of Americans in a recent poll wrongly answered that last year's healthcare law "had already been repealed."
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points -- Fighting on Several Fronts Chris Weigant 2011
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Foreign workers make up one-forth of the total working population -- a much lower percentage than in neighboring Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
Michael Zacka: All I Want for Christmas Is a Job: The New Yuletide Refrain Michael Zacka 2011
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That mirrors a Rasmussen poll released today finding that barely more than one-forth thought Obama's spill performance was "poor."
Happy Hour Roundup 2010
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So, if 37% of Dems say they have prayed for Bush, that means that roughly one-forth of Dems disapprove of the President but have nonetheless prayed for him, anyway.
Fox News Poll Asks Respondents Whether They've Prayed For Bush 2009
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Bribe yourself along the road there: at the one-forth mark, one-half mark, and three-quarters mark.
Therese Borchard: 5 Ways To Make Your Resolutions Stick 2009
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Bribe yourself along the road there: at the one-forth mark, one-half mark, and three-quarters mark.
Therese Borchard: 5 Tips To Make Your Resolutions Stick 2009
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Along with other MQVN leaders, he also worked to shut down a controversial landfill that was to hold nearly one-forth of Katrina debris in New Orleans East.
Eric Tang: Anh "Joseph" Cao: The Surprises Are Just Beginning 2009
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It found that Edwards only got 7% of political coverage during those days -- less than one-fifth of what Hillary earned, and less than one-forth of that accorded to Obama.
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