And since the diehards seldom vote Democratic anyway, Mr Obama may see little risk in upsetting them.
And if the smaller Times does win over the diehards, could it spell the death of the broadsheet?
Yet, even in these bastions, there are at least some signs that the diehards are losing stomach for a fight that it is not in their interests to win.
Most politicians are torn between populism, to please the party diehards, and moderation, to attract the wavering middle.
Are the 13 Miami diehards who bought 24 tickets actually getting a good value?
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It's a bit subtle to the untrained eye, but BlackBerry diehards may well notice the presence of two large, orange buttons on either side of the trackball that jut out a few millimeters.
For diehards, the city hides more Rivera jewels.
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BlackBerry diehards will lament the lack of a physical keyboard they'll have to wait for the Q10, a model in the more traditional BlackBerry form.
That's exactly the same price as the 12C, so come on, you HP and TI diehards -- duke it out and tell us which brand makes the better adding machine once and for all, won't you?
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Apple diehards in Asia were among the first to sample the new product.
Though the proliferation of smartphones and iPads in recent years hurt the popularity of crosswords somewhat, a dedicated group of diehards remains.
Lombardi is keen to stress too that this festival is not only for tango diehards, but for anyone with an embryonic interest in the genre.
Android diehards counter that many Apple fans will blindly buy up anything the company produces and that the closed iOS system stifles creativity.
Kopple draws multidimensional portraits of labor leaders and representative workers (from diehards to scabs), and also fills you in on the how-tos of negotiating.
Some diehards pull all-nighters and play, albeit briefly, every one of the 60 or so games submitted.
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Berkshire diehards need to deal with two sobering issues: Buffett's age, 69, and the company's sizable premium over aftertax liquidating value.
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