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Sunday, November 13, 2011

65. Intransigent


From Piers Morgan Tonight (CNN TV) Interview with Gen. Colin Powell on 11/10/11:

MORGAN: Well, I wouldn't have him in a -- on a golf course with John Boehner after what he did. I'd have him in a boxing ring. And, Mr. Speaker, you want to fight about this, you're going to be this intransigent, your people is just not going to do anything to get any bill passed here at all, let's have it out properly.

How would you rewrite Morgan’s statement to make it clearer?

Intransigent: uncompromising
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