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  • Now she have a problem on her hand I charge that remarks like that and other remarks made by the Senator is the reason why whites when polled by CNN today was bold enough to straightout say they voted for senator Clinton instead of Obama because he is black.

    Obama, Clinton supporters both say Clinton attacking unfairly 2008

  • AND/OR has anyone just offered a premium (not a tip, but a straightout cash offer as part of the "contract"), to start and finish the job by a given time and do it right?

    Time urgency and cultural differences 2007

  • He took an active interest and part in the political revolution of 1876 and warmly advocated what was known as "the straightout policy" and the nomination of Wade Hampton as Governor.

    History of Kershaw's Brigade D. Augustus Dickert

  • In 1890 he was Chairman of the State Advisory Committee, of the straightout Democratic party.

    History of Kershaw's Brigade D. Augustus Dickert

  • I hesitate to offer straightout advice, as each polyamorous arrangement has its own dynamic, but I suppose I would tend to say that given your parents' extreme conservatism, perhaps tell them at the point where one or other of you has an additional long-term permanent partner as they may comprehend and accept a long-term relationship more easily than short-term relationships which they may view differently.

    The Guardian World News Linda Blair 2011

  • i think that these folks don't write fictions straightout because it's easier to sell a supposedly true story if the content is dramatic enough and has shock-horror value ... the market for ficition is flooded and let's face it, good fiction is hard to write ...

    A Clutch of Bogus Memoirs Sharon Bakar 2006

  • "I am," said Jack, "and this man's story is a straightout falsehood.

    The Boy Scouts on the Yukon Ralph Victor

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