carpetbagger
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Here, your Carpetbagger analyzes 12 of the veteran Oscar nominees and hopeful first-timers vying for a scant five slots, which will be announced Jan. 13.
From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2019
History lesson: Carpetbagger allegations have long been a part of the California political cycle.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2018
She was formerly the Carpetbagger columnist, a Metro reporter, covered the Iraq war.
From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2018
This is the last Carpetbagger column of the Oscar season, praise be, and there is absolutely nothing left to say.
From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2016
"You'll go down, all right—without those troops—mark my word," cried the Carpetbagger.
From The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South by Dixon, Thomas
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The American Civil War
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