cover-up

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"Georgia-At least Richardson has enough respect for the American People to withdrawal his name because of the controversy unlike many Republican Nominee's who either LIED about their position and / or actions or have simply chosen to 'cover-up' their questionable involvements."

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  1. noun An effort or strategy of concealment, especially a planned effort to prevent something potentially scandalous from becoming public.
  2. noun A loose garment for wear over other clothing, such as a swimsuit or an evening dress.

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  • On Wednesday DA leader Helen Zille called the situation a "massive multiple cover-up", and warned that the NPA was also being compromised by the ANC's internal battles.
  • It is possible that this debris, including the 13 unidentifiable human parts and tissues, had come as an intentional Soviet release during these early days of heighted cover-up and deception, and part of the disinformation spoken of in the Top Secret Soviet Memos to Andropov (see below). —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • He abandoned whatever integrity he had when he helped cover-up MyLai, but he thinks he can hold on to it by refusing to acknowledge the important part he played in the Bush Administrations illegal activities. —  Center for American Progress Action Fund
  • For just one example of the media's cover-up for Obama, take a look —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • "Georgia-At least Richardson has enough respect for the American People to withdrawal his name because of the controversy unlike many Republican Nominee's who either LIED about their position and / or actions or have simply chosen to 'cover-up' their questionable involvements." —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
 

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