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...rings false when contradicted by his legalistic official defense. The attitude that influenced his August 17th speech is still apparent in the disrespect that he shows the nation with his double-barreled offensive of personal apology and legal denial. The President still operates under the assumption that he can dupe the country, convincing us that he is willing to pay the consequences for his actions while simultaneously attempting to evade responsibility with his legal defense...

Author: By C.j. Mahoney and Noah Z. Seton, S | Title: Our Turn To Be Angry | 9/18/1998 | See Source »

People think it takes so much out of Hillary Clinton to play the loyal wife that anyone who thinks she might also be a loving one is dismissed as a gullible dupe. To many viewers, Hillary's full-throated defense on the Today show in January, in which she blamed her husband's enemies for the scandal, was pure spinning for her man. But it was easy for her to believe that the same amalgam of right-wing moneymen, zealots and Clinton haters who had launched investigations into (and made movies about) whether Vince Foster was murdered could be behind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thanks, but Hillary Doesn't Want Your Sympathy | 8/24/1998 | See Source »

...crowd's susceptibility to be hoodwinked by Unwound's conspicuous distancing would have flabbergasted even the most naive bystander. The Olympia, Wash. based group was emotionally impenetrable, their inescapably unfamiliar and unattractive soundscape not making the group any more easy to understand. The conclusion: either the members colluded to dupe their loyal fans or they decided transcending the expectations of the crowd wasn't worth the effort. It didn't help that the similarly self-absorbed fans ate it right...

Author: By Peter A. Hahn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sonic Smorgasbord for the Self-Absorbed | 3/20/1998 | See Source »

...unfair to dupe someone into thinking that you can change your sexuality," he says. "This whole 'Come Out of Homosexuality Day' is sort of like, 'Hey, Come Lighten Your Skin Day,' which wouldn't be tolerated...

Author: By Ariel R. Frank, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Ex-Gay' Movement Draws Criticism, Mixed Support on Harvard Campus | 10/27/1997 | See Source »

...dupe students into thinking we can get a band that's not going to be available is a bad idea," Sena said. "That's not polling, that's lying...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold, | Title: U.C. Narrows Choices For Springfest Bands | 2/19/1997 | See Source »

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