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...been to do with race, with rivals quick to play that card. During a battle in New York City, one quipped, "You squint your eyes and look deceitful/ That's why God hates Chinese people." But Jin, who uses Asian stereotypes to his own benefit, often had the last word: "Yeah I'm Chinese/ Now you understand it/ I'm the reason why his little sister's eyes are slanted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Home Boy | 9/24/2008 | See Source »

News of the free burritos depended upon word-of-mouth advertising. During the day the line didn’t get longer than a dozen people out the door, but around dinnertime, the crowd grew substantially...

Author: By Yuying Luo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Boloco Hands Out Free Burritos, Celebrating 10th Anniversary | 9/23/2008 | See Source »

...don’t like the word ‘cuts,’” Bailey said. “There has been no decision to cut or reduce services. Quite frankly, the bottom line is that we are getting paid less for the services we deliver...

Author: By June Q. Wu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cambridge Health Alliance May Consolidate Health Care Services | 9/23/2008 | See Source »

...that John McCain thinks Latinos are stupid? Or that Barack Obama wants your 5-year-old to watch sex videos? Sure, neither of those claims (just two of the charges traded by the presidential nominees in dueling campaign commercials over the past few weeks) are actually - what's the word? - true. But in the world of political advertising, truth is irrelevant. The growing number of whoppers piling up in the 2008 campaign are reminders of an oft-forgotten, unfortunate political fact: it's perfectly legal for candidates to lie to voters in commercials or other advertising...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Truth in Advertising? Not for Political Ads | 9/23/2008 | See Source »

...Still, it's unlikely that the presidential campaign will wrap up with a string of feel-good ads that promote each candidate's virtues while saying nary a false word about the other. As long as candidates can get away with testing the limits of voters' gullibility and tolerance, they will. If the last few decades have taught candidates anything, it's that truth in political advertising is for losers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Truth in Advertising? Not for Political Ads | 9/23/2008 | See Source »

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