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Since scientific polling began more than seven decades ago, only one popularly-elected president has ended his first calendar year in office with an approval rating below 50 percent.
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So, why does Wilson hate the well-meaning, highly educated, popularly-elected President of the US?
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Sometimes a popular majority, sometimes a majority of popularly-elected representatives.
Matthew Yglesias » Conservatives’ Unhinged Attacks on Nancy Pelosi 2009
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Memories remain fresh of the ouster by courts and the military of popularly-elected officials of the recent past—including Ms. Yingluck's brother, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Thai Poll Winner Steps Closer to Leadership James T. Areddy 2011
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This autonomy should be governed by the popularly-elected legislature and executive through a democratic process and should have an independent judicial system;
His Holiness's Middle Way Approach For Resolving the Issue of Tibet 2010
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This autonomy should be governed by the popularly-elected legislature and executive through a democratic process and should have an independent judicial system;
His Holiness's Middle Way Approach For Resolving the Issue of Tibet 2010
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Now, thrown together with carefully-chosen words and phrases like "Take our country back," "socialism" and "Hitler," the Tea Party purveys the exact opposite -- restoring corporate monopolies and viciously rejecting a popularly-elected president.
Michael Sigman: Eight Thoughts About Election Day and Words and Music 2010
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The Obama campaign is very likely to clinch an overall majority of pledged delegates with Tuesday's contests, so the symbolism of his swing-state rally should be obvious: That he considers himself the popularly-elected nominee, and the race is on to fight John McCain.
Obama To Spend Tuesday Night In Key Swing State, Away From The Day's Primaries 2009
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The Obama campaign is very likely to clinch an overall majority of pledged delegates with Tuesday's contests, so the symbolism of his swing-state rally should be obvious: That he considers himself the popularly-elected nominee, and the race is on to fight John McCain.
OR-Pres 2009
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Expressing that speed, adequacy and timeliness of the delivery of public services were central to good governance, the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, N N Vohra, on Mondayexpressed confidence that the popularly-elected Government would address the new found aspirations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and focus onthe gap between promise, potential and performance.
Bridge the gap between promise, potential and performance: J&K Governor 2009
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