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Even more to the point, the Russians would have noticed that one arch-villain, whom everyone in Russia KNOWS is an arch-criminal was defended by Western media as "political prisoner" !
Russian oil giant Rosneft buys 5% of BP in Arctic drilling deal 2011
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I love the idea of bringing any arch-villain back, a la Blofeld.
More Bond Rumors: Rachel Weisz Being Considered As Next James Bond Supervillain? | /Film 2010
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Teachers unions are the arch-villain in this Manichean tale of good and evil, and schools of education are right behind.
Threats to school reform ... are within school reform Valerie Strauss 2010
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Many years ago Jerry Robinson, the creator of Batman's arch-villain the Joker, asked me to join the "Cartoonist and Writers Syndicate."
Shahid Mahmood: Muslim Superheroes And The House Radicalization Hearings Shahid Mahmood 2011
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Closing shop: Syfy's ever-popular Warehouse 13 (9/8c) wraps its third season with its first two-hour finale event, in which arch-villain Walter Sykes (Anthony Michael Hall) continues his murderous vendetta against the Warehouse and its Regents by recruiting H.G. Wells herself (Jaime Murray).
Matt's Guide to Monday TV: Stephen King on Horror Movies, House Behind Bars and More! 2011
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Vader, "Star Wars'" intergalactic arch-villain, was voiced by James Earl Jones and played by six foot six 1.98 meter former weightlifter David Prowse, but Anderson stepped in during the key fight scenes.
Bob Anderson Dead: Sword-Master, Darth Vader Fighter Dies At 89 2012
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The arch-villain in modern interpretations of the Robin Hood tales, he ushered in a golden age for masons.
The House Impregnable Stephen Brumwell 2011
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When the hen discovers an unusually literate ransom note, J.J. finds himself drawn into a barnyard mystery that includes a nonexistent cheeseburger, empty plastic bottles and an arch-villain canine called Vince the Funnel, on account of the cone he has to wear around his head.
Desperate Kids On the Run Meghan Cox Gurdon 2011
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His so-called "hidden years," after the arch-villain Professor Moriarty sent Holmes plunging over the cliff-edge into the Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland, have been pitilessly re-imagined.
The Game Is Always Afoot D.J. Taylor 2011
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Many years ago Jerry Robinson, the creator of Batman's arch-villain the Joker, asked me to join the "Cartoonist and Writers Syndicate."
Shahid Mahmood: Muslim Superheroes And The House Radicalization Hearings Shahid Mahmood 2011
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