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  • 61Robert F. Kennedy Bridge — Aerial view of the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (left) and the Hell Gate Bridge (right). Queens is in foreground, across from Wards Island. The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge continues out of view and forks to reach both The Bronx and Manhattan …

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  • 62punditariat — n. The collection of pundits. Example Citations: The Bradley Effect a possible misleading of pollsters by voters explored in this space in September was a phrase that received much thumb sucking among the punditariat during October and will… …

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  • 63Media bias in the United States — Journalism News · Writing style Ethics · Objectivity Values · …

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  • 64Fall guy — A fall guy is a person used as a scapegoat to take the blame for someone else s actions, or someone at the butt of jokes. One placed in the position of fall guy is often referred to as taking the fall . In the film industry, a fall guy is a form… …

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  • 65Singapore — Singaporean, n., adj. /sing geuh pawr , pohr , sing euh /, n. 1. an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula. 2. an independent republic comprising this island and a few adjacent islets: member of the Commonwealth… …

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  • 66On Language — was a regular column in the weekly New York Times Magazine on the English language discussing popular etymology, new or unusual usages, and other language related topics. The inaugural column was published on February 18, 1979 and it was a… …

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  • 67Factoid — A factoid is a spurious unverified, incorrect, or fabricated statement formed and asserted as a fact, but with no . The word appears in the Oxford English Dictionary as something which becomes accepted as fact, although it may not be true [cite… …

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  • 68Containment — This article is about the United States policy. For other uses, see Containment (disambiguation). A 1962 nuclear explosion as seen through the periscope of a U.S. Navy submarine. Containment was a United States policy using military, economic,… …

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  • 69Vast right-wing conspiracy — was a phrase used by then First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in 1998 in defense of her husband President Bill Clinton and his administration during the Lewinsky scandal, characterizing the Lewinsky charges as the latest in a long, organized,… …

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  • 70Bert Lance — 23rd Director of the Office of Management and Budget In office January 24, 1977 – September 24, 1977 President Jimmy Carter Preceded by James Thomas Lynn Succeeded by …

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