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Word: wangler (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Washington he raised his molasses-smooth, Dixie-thick voice for old-age pensions, WPA, wage and hour laws. He became an accomplished wangler of federal funds. He rode blandly along on Franklin Roosevelt's coattails. He was resourceful in debate, and sometimes brilliant. He could spread demagoguery like warm butter on hoecakes. Florida re-elected him twice, and he began to look like a permanent fixture in the U.S. Senate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FLORIDA: First Lame Duck | 5/15/1950 | See Source »

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