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- noun Alternative spelling of
power broker .
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Our longtime state senator, Republican power-broker Vinnie Leibell, is retiring to run for Putnam County Executive, leaving the seat vacant.
Jay Michaelson: The End of Rockefeller Republicanism: Dispatch From Putnam County, New York Jay Michaelson 2010
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As if those odds weren't long enough, he's running against the incumbent representative from the 39th: Maria Antonia "Toni" Berrios, a fourth-term rep who is also the daughter of Cook County Democratic Party chairman and machine power-broker Joe Berrios.
Jeremy Karpen, Green Party Candidate, Takes On Toni Berrios In 39th District The Huffington Post 2010
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Our longtime state senator, Republican power-broker Vinnie Leibell, is retiring to run for Putnam County Executive, leaving the seat vacant.
Jay Michaelson: The End of Rockefeller Republicanism: Dispatch From Putnam County, New York Jay Michaelson 2010
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Our longtime state senator, Republican power-broker Vinnie Leibell, is retiring to run for Putnam County Executive, leaving the seat vacant.
Jay Michaelson: The End of Rockefeller Republicanism: Dispatch From Putnam County, New York Jay Michaelson 2010
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Our longtime state senator, Republican power-broker Vinnie Leibell, is retiring to run for Putnam County Executive, leaving the seat vacant.
Jay Michaelson: The End of Rockefeller Republicanism: Dispatch From Putnam County, New York Jay Michaelson 2010
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A major consideration is that while Mr. Barbour is legendary as a power-broker in Republican circles, he isn't a household name among voters in Iowa—or most other places.
Barbour Slams Obama's Energy Policies Douglas A. Blackmon 2011
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Ahmed Wali, the most influential power-broker in south Afghanistan, was also accused of involvement in the opium trade, allegations he repeatedly rejected.
Karzai Appoints Brother in Kandahar Maria Abi-Habib 2011
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For many Republicans, their largest fear was drawing the ire of Mr. Long, a key power-broker for the conference, who threatened to abandon his support for any Republican who voted for the bill.
Gay Marriage Voted In Jacob Gershman 2011
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Mamoon Durrani/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images For years, Ahmed Wali Karzai was dogged by allegations of links to the drug trade and corruption, but his death is a huge blow for NATO and the government, who made him the key power-broker in the volatile south.
A Brother's Burial 2011
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Our longtime state senator, Republican power-broker Vinnie Leibell, is retiring to run for Putnam County Executive, leaving the seat vacant.
Jay Michaelson: The End of Rockefeller Republicanism: Dispatch From Putnam County, New York Jay Michaelson 2010
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