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...despairing 5 percent or so convinced that the whole idea of "differences" between the parties is a colossal dupe, all the ideological whooping and hollering of Bush and Gore could be seen as almost idealistic. There are principles at work here, believe...
Still, facts do not deter quacks or fanatics and the parents they dupe. School boards across the country this fall were again pressured to admit unvaccinated students. That would be a disservice not only to these kids, who would be vulnerable to a host of diseases, but to their classmates whose shots didn't take or who were excused from vaccinations for medical or religious reasons...
...shrugged. "On the other side of life, he can't get mad when he hears from some 60-year-old infant, some poor dupe like this guy in Queens who kneels down in church with two old women to give him some clout. He calls up, 'Please, Jesus, I'm playing my dead father's police-shield number in the lottery. Please let me win. It'll make up for the terrible loss...
CREDIT CHECK When it comes to repairing your credit record, there's no such thing as a quick fix. In recent weeks, the Justice Department and the FTC have gone after a number of con artists who have been using the Net to dupe consumers into paying $20 to $130 for "credit repair" kits. The ameliorative actions the kits recommend are illegal. They advise consumers with bad credit histories to get a new employee ID number from the IRS and substitute it for their Social Security number when applying for credit, a move that will get them in more trouble...
...disaster you don't have to wait for to happen. It could be the capper segment in a Fox prime-time special on the World's Most Inept Movies. The cinematography is so gross and grainy that the film looks like its own illegal dupe. The stars seem to be acting under protest. The picture has the jagged anti-rhythm of some cheap hipster fiasco from...