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Watch out—that date with a hot chick might be a just a figment of your imagination...

Author: By Sharon Wang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Does Reality Exist Only In My Head? | 10/25/2006 | See Source »

...idea! But I want you to know got off the red-eye from Hawaii this morning and I went to exercise, just to prove that it wasn't a figment of my imagination...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Madeleine Albright Opens Up | 4/27/2006 | See Source »

Given the harsh reality of today’s political climate, the Democrats are justified in their use of the filibuster in blocking judicial nominations. Extreme politics calls for extreme countermeasures. Only through the use of the filibuster can the Democrats attempt to force compromise and preserve some figment of moderation. That the tables could easily be turned on the Republicans, the elimination of the filibuster would be a dangerous step in the wrong direction for Democrats and Republicans alike...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: Filibustering the Nuclear Option | 4/26/2005 | See Source »

...enemies in life pay lip service to his ideals, hijacking his rhetoric for their own purposes, it is imperative that the true custodians of his legacy see to it that the true King is not lost to the dustbin of history in favor of a whitewashed figment of the national imagination...

Author: By Brandon M. Terry, | Title: A Tale of Two Kings | 4/4/2005 | See Source »

When the threat was proven to be a figment of the Bush administration’s imagination, the purpose of the enterprise was switched to the pursuit of “freedom.” While normally among the noblest of aims, that glorious ideal has here been turned into little more than a fallback plan for the occupation’s public relations division. This gives us good reason to doubt the sincerity of our government’s commitment to Iraqi freedom...

Author: By Michael Gould-wartofsky, | Title: What We Really Owe Iraq Now | 2/4/2005 | See Source »

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