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It doesn't look like this phrase is very popular! The search could not find any examples on the internet.	Neither was a political player. All that changed when Bill Clinton became president and their sister Hillary Rodham Clinton became first lady. These days, Tony�... Tacitus was a political player in his own right and he observed first hand the last years of Domitian's rule. Under Nerva, he became consul of Rome and in 98 AD �... Neither was a political player. All that changed when Bill Clinton became president and their sister Hillary Rodham Clinton became first lady. These days, Tony�... Tony Abbott was a political player who tripped himself. Peter Van Onselen; The Australian; September 19, 2015 12:00AM; Save; Print�...

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Neither was a political player. All that changed when Bill Clinton became president and their sister Hillary Rodham Clinton became first lady. These days, Tony�...
Tacitus was a political player in his own right and he observed first hand the last years of Domitian's rule. Under Nerva, he became consul of Rome and in 98 AD �...
Neither was a political player. All that changed when Bill Clinton became president and their sister Hillary Rodham Clinton became first lady. These days, Tony�...
Tony Abbott was a political player who tripped himself. Peter Van Onselen; The Australian; September 19, 2015 12:00AM; Save; Print�...