In the 1800s we had a filibuster -- that is, a talkathon -- about once every six years. From Wordnik.com. [President At Washington State Campaign Rally] Reference
There was a huge talkathon in the United States Senate this week. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 16, 2003] Reference
The 30 hour talkathon the GOP calls Justice for Judges was extended. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 14, 2003] Reference
The Democrats will echo that mantra while adding their usual talkathon. From Wordnik.com. [The United States Peace Force] Reference
O'BRIEN: Let's talk a little bit about this talkathon that's been going on. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 14, 2003] Reference
Especially if I had to pay hundreds of dollars for the horrendous talkathon. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-10-01] Reference
Some of the more recent undisputed ones, however, include a 1977 talkathon by Sens. From Wordnik.com. [Filibuster Threat? Start Talking] Reference
Time to stop his talkathon ... roll his sleeves, and from his airy castle come down and go to work. '. From Wordnik.com. [Healthcare: Obama Must Stop Talkathon Go To Work And Save Dying Patients] Reference
FYI – Just checked (out of curiosity) – FOX is having a talkathon about skin cancer and then coffee. From Wordnik.com. [McCain: CIA secrecy story just beginning] Reference
It's got elements of Dune , The Name of the Rose , and Michael Frayn's quantum-physics talkathon, Copenhagen. From Wordnik.com. [Novelist Neal Stephenson Once Again Proves He's the King of the Worlds] Reference
RP was on a talkathon on PBS last night and came across as more of a mensch than I had heard him be in a while. From Wordnik.com. [New Hampshire GOP Pulls Out Of Fox News Debate] Reference
Therefore, majority leaders would still avoid forcing a minority party talkathon, leading to exactly the situation we have now. From Wordnik.com. [Here comes filibuster reform] Reference
Says Mike Soltys of ESPN, which Tuesday turned itself into an on-air Favre talkathon: Obviously, we're set in our rotation of talent. From Wordnik.com. [TV networks may not be able to pass on Favre] Reference
Last month Democrats launched a filibuster against Estrada -- but it's hardly the 24/7 talkathon out of "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.". From Wordnik.com. [Rumble For The Robes] Reference
Davos is quickly morphing from a once-a-year talkathon into a year-round network of leaders and leading thinkers tackling global problems. From Wordnik.com. [Don Tapscott: Davos 2011: Davos Becoming a Year-Round Network to Tackle Global Problems] Reference
McConnell is counting votes in the Senate, and he is considering whether he has enough of them -- he needs 41 -- to kill the bill by a talkathon. From Wordnik.com. ['Everything Will Change.' Or Not.] Reference
And making an actual talkathon type fili occur would soon trigger the minority to do the above and stop the senate from doing about any kind of work. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » A Flawed Stimulus is Better than No Stimulus] Reference
The unionists not only have to lobby several Republicans to join to break the GOP talkathon, but also must convince several wavering Democrats -- notably Sens. From Wordnik.com. [Art Levine: As 'Secret Ballot' Myth Sputters, Chamber Launches New Anti-Union Attack Line] Reference
In the the year long talkathon leading up to the primaries, he will talk all the other candidates (and the rest of us) to death and be the last person standing. From Wordnik.com. [BREAKING: Biden Unloads On Clinton, Obama, Edwards] Reference
By taking this initiative in the face of an unrelenting Senate talkathon, I think we can respond to your mandate and achieve a significant portion of our original goals. From Wordnik.com. [Presidents Radio Address] Reference
Davos, Switzerland -- The World Economic Forum is quickly morphing from a once-a-year talkathon into a year-round network of leaders and leading thinkers tackling global problems. From Wordnik.com. [Don Tapscott: Davos 2011: Davos Becoming a Year-Round Network to Tackle Global Problems] Reference
It was the first real talkathon since 1992, when former senator Al D'Amato held the floor for 15 hours, even bursting into song, to protest the loss of jobs to Mexico from an upstate New York typewriter factory. From Wordnik.com. [Filibuster: Not Like It Used To Be] Reference
Plodding from one brocaded talkathon to the next, director. From Wordnik.com. [Dallas Observer | Complete Issue] Reference
To know more, here's Rakesh Roshan in a talkathon with Vajir Singh. From Wordnik.com. [NAACHGAANA] Reference
It has yet to get the 60 committed senators it needs to break a fatal talkathon. From Wordnik.com. [People's Weekly World Blog] Reference
Mother earth heading for nul points in the climate talkathon photo: Creative Commons/Mike Schmid. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
An all-night talkathon between the two men hatches an attraction that drives Frederic into an existential crisis. From Wordnik.com. [indieWIRE News] Reference
Promote - spread awareness of Blog Action Day helping with translations joining the 12 hour radio talkathon on October 15. From Wordnik.com. [Thinking Home Business] Reference
The risk network is part of the forum's goal to expand beyond a three-day talkathon once a year into a partnership to define the global agenda and take action. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
"The Bachelorette" brought in 10 million viewers last week, with its postgame talkathon getting about 2 million fewer people, according to Nielsen Media Research. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
But the unionists not only have to lobby several Republicans to join to break the GOP talkathon, but also must convince several wavering Democrats -- notably Sens. From Wordnik.com. [WorkdayMinnesota.com: News] Reference
A 30-hour talkathon is now occupying the Senate. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 12, 2003] Reference
IBM pilots web talkathon in Andhra Pradesh. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to IBM pilots web talkathon in Andhra Pradesh] Reference
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