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...perfectly into the reassuringly familiar single “Romeo,” whose singalong chorus had nothing to do with the vocalist or band, but instead implored the crowd to “let it all go” into the carefully sculpted track. It was a deceptive ploy that soon had bona fide dancers singing along with the raunchy divas, and dance neophytes feeling the immortal pulse of the 909 kick drum. The surprises continued when Simon picked up an acoustic guitar for “Rendez-vu,” and Felix (progenitor of incredibly cool music...
Until last month, O'Neill recommended delays in Clinton-era money-laundering regulations that had not yet been implemented so that cost-benefit analyses could be run--a classic Beltway ploy for slowing down and killing rules. And O'Neill's Treasury Department has called for a "top-to-bottom" review of anti-money-laundering resources and programs, which would have brought in the Office of Management and Budget to bean-count the costs of money-laundering enforcement...
...apartheid state is an example of effective propaganda with no basis in reality. The insistent vilification of Israel, a country that grants all of its citizens, including a large Arab minority, full freedoms, civil rights and perhaps the best living conditions in the region, is and has been a ploy to deflect international and internal focus from the continual abuses of human rights in surrounding nations...
...LANKA A New Offer The government made a surprise announcement that it would consider signing a cease-fire agreement with Tamil Tiger separatists ahead of a new round of peace talks. But the rebels dismissed the olive branch as a ploy to divert attention from a political crisis faced by President Chandrika Kumaratunga's ruling party. Kumaratunga suspended Parliament in July to avoid a no-confidence vote after losing her parliamentary majority...
...down from a plan to cut employee salaries in the middle of the Asian economic crisis. And last year, pilots refused to work longer hours amid unexpectedly buoyant business. This summer the company decided to go all out to win. After talks broke down the pilots announced a disruptive ploy called "work to rule," which meant they would do all the safety checks in the pilot's manual, word-by-word, even if it delayed takeoffs and gummed up flight schedules?which is exactly what it did. Days later, a typhoon shut down Chek Lap Kok airport, totally disrupting...