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  • And just because shortlister Diane Wood has been able to sway her brilliant conservative colleagues on the court of appeals doesn't mean she'll be able to do the same at the high court.

    The Limits of Influence 2010

  • Well, after owning his life -- or owing his life to a group of Pakistani villagers who saved him when he nearly died scaling the K2, Nobel shortlister Greg Mortenson is now dedicating it to children and women in Pakistan.

    CNN Transcript Oct 10, 2009 2009

  • Obama supporter and VP shortlister, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, made the case on CNN.

    CNN Transcript Aug 21, 2008 2008

  • The rumored shortlister for Sen. McCain's running mate pulled it out of his pocket at the opening of a new GOP headquarters in Iowa over the weekend.

    Speak Softly, and Carry a Good Tire Gauge 2008

  • So far Room by Emma Donoghue is the only Booker Prize shortlister to crop up on the eBestseller list, although anecdotally Scott Pack says he has heard about "a lot of people picking Wolf Hall".

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • So far Room by Emma Donoghue is the only Booker Prize shortlister to crop up on the eBestseller list, although anecdotally Scott Pack says he has heard about "a lot of people picking Wolf Hall".

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • This year's awardees - Nobel prize shortlister George Whitesides and Nobel laureate Robert Grubbs - will answer student questions about the field.

    The Clog 2010

  • Look closely at what the Supreme Court shortlister has said about presidential authority.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • Look closely at what the Supreme Court shortlister has said about presidential authority.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • Once a shortlister to be Obama's running mate, he's now in the fight of his political life.

    Griper Blade Wisco 2010

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