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Bully Pulpit

The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Monday, October 30, 2006

Blue's return to legislature could shake up speaker race

He held the post in 1991, narrowly lost to Black
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RALEIGH


The unexpected return of the "simple country lawyer from rural Wake County" - as Dan Blue likes to call himself - could complicate what is expected to be a contentious race for House speaker in 2007.

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