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He's eligible for a contract extension, and whether Seattle can sign him will be the first test of the market forces that will be tugging at the fabric of this emerging contender.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2013

As he returns to Russell, Kans., this week to make his formal announcement, Dole once again will be tugging at his hometown roots.

From Time Magazine Archive

As Barack Obama's nominee to be Secretary of the Treasury, Geithner will be tugging on the economic levers himself--levers that are, thanks to outgoing Secretary Hank Paulson, far more powerful than they had been.

From Time Magazine Archive