They wanted their own way, and when they realized they couldn't get it, they tried blackmail tactics. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
Ahhh, the first of the blackmail from the Federal government. From Wordnik.com. [Senators push nationwide ban on texting while driving] Reference
And BTW, apparently bribery and blackmail is legal if you work for Congress. From Wordnik.com. [Landrieu to support health care reform bill] Reference
Indeed, I suspect that explicit blackmail is hardly necessary in these cases. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Scandal!] Reference
Compromise is a two way street, what I see is blackmail from the right wing Democrats. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Way Forward] Reference
In the discussion that followed, the word blackmail fell many times from Switters's lips. From Wordnik.com. [Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates]
Willy, when Nico raises her voice during a conversation about where the blackmail is going to come from. From Wordnik.com. ['Ugly Betty' Bites: Enjoy the best 19 quips from the best episode of the season (so far)! | EW.com] Reference
Refusing to acknowledge his special treatment only leads to speculation that blackmail is somehow involved. From Wordnik.com. [02/14/2005] Reference
The letter that "speaks for itself" screams "blackmail" and when the term "blackmail" is being used, it's never good. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton campaign knew of threatening letter to Pelosi and stand by it: The "letter speaks for itself"] Reference
You can call it blackmail if you want, but the insurance companies are aware people will opt out of their plans to go to a public option. From Wordnik.com. [King: GOP sees fertile ground in taxes, pocketbook issues] Reference
June 5th, 2007 at 1: 52 pm williestyle and eric, thanks for setting Matt straight on his egregious idea that blackmail is more profitable. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Scandal!] Reference
News24. com Hunger strike is 'blackmail' - 11 hrs ago. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
Greed Whew - I was gonna use the word blackmail, but greed is easier to fit on a brick. From Wordnik.com. [PegasusNews.com stories] Reference
I used the term blackmail. From Wordnik.com. [Arguments against Militant Atheism | Mind on Fire] Reference
It is tantamount to political blackmail, which is unacceptable. From Wordnik.com. [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference
Pinter is guilty of blackmail, which is evil enough, I grant you. From Wordnik.com. [Irresistible]
So -- and it was then that the hideous word blackmail sprang into my mind. From Wordnik.com. [Crime On the Coast]
And it seems to me that this tactic is called blackmail or intimidation. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Backer Bayh Pressing House Members Not to Endorse At All] Reference
If you succumb to radical Islamists 'threat and blackmail, that is the end of it. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
I think blackmail is when you threaten to reveal a secret, so that wouldn’t apply. From Wordnik.com. [RIAA victim talks to p2pnet] Reference
#165 – That’s ok, ForTruth, emotional blackmail is a specialty of mine, just ask trueblue. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Bolton: ‘This is Put Up or Shut Up Time For Iran,’ Unilateral Military Action Is ‘On The Table’] Reference
Quickly Long rehearsed what had happened, from the moment the idea of blackmail had entered his head. From Wordnik.com. [The Exploits of Elaine] Reference
She has obviously been put off stride because of the blackmail, which is what makes it even more vicious. From Wordnik.com. [rabble.ca - News for the rest of us] Reference
African leaders have described as blackmail Western insitence on aid-linked democratic principles and good governance. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
You also have something else called blackmail, which the Left never considers as a reason for somebody doing something. From Wordnik.com. [Moon of Alabama] Reference
So of the trilogy, he admitted only that he was vulnerable to blackmail, which is what it was, on the issue of having extramarital affairs. From Wordnik.com. [Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65] Reference
"Why, that's what they call blackmail, ain't it?". From Wordnik.com. [The Starbucks] Reference
Fat Martin muttered the word 'blackmail', under his breath. From Wordnik.com. [Final Resting Place of The Pen] Reference
The Herald accused Blair's newspaper of trying to "blackmail". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Efforts to "blackmail" MPs into accepting the disbanding of the. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Describing the remarks as "blackmail" Maharaj said he would ask. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Q Did the President use the word "blackmail" in terms of the debt limit?. From Wordnik.com. [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry] Reference
Fear of Orange violence-the 'blackmail' mounted by Bobby Sands is nothing compared with. From Wordnik.com. [1981 Hunger Strikes] Reference
It also rejected as "blackmail" a threat by Fiat to shut down the plant if it didn't get its way. From Wordnik.com. [Workers Accept Fiat Terms to Revive Car Plant] Reference
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