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But then, there's a real jaw-dropper when Gossip Girl herself is revealed to be master manipulator Georgina!
Top Moments: Kristen Bell's Sloth Meltdown and OMG! Gossip Girl Revealed 2012
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The Joe Biden-led debt talks appear to have identified about $1.3 trillion in cuts, including this jaw-dropper: a reduction in farm subsidies.
The GOP's Debt-Ceiling Divide Kimberley A. Strassel 2011
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First, let's stipulate that the New York Times scoop last week about Fox News chairman Roger Ailes allegedly urging an employee to lie to federal prosecutors is a real jaw-dropper.
Eric Boehlert: Roger Ailes, Fox News, and the Rule Of Law Eric Boehlert 2011
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There are many memoirs by women who don't know their husbands until they die --- for me, the biggest jaw-dropper and gold standard is Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal, by Julie Metz --- but none has the brutal irony of Innocent Spouse.
Jesse Kornbluth: Her Husband Died. The IRS Said She Owed His Debt -- $3 Million. Carol Joynt's Only Hope: Prove She Was an 'Innocent Spouse.' Jesse Kornbluth 2011
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Guardian.co.uk was named digital news service of the year, with the judges describing the site's WikiLeaks coverage as "a jaw-dropper".
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A jaw-dropper of a performance, this was the pop cultural equivalent of the SALT talks, if those had happened between gay pop stars (Elton) and people who hate gay pop stars (Eminem).
Lists: The top five most unexpectedly great Grammy performances of the past 25 years Allison Stewart 2011
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Learning that Brad Womack — the Bachelor who's on Round 2 of the ABC dating competition — was this season's main man should've been a jaw-dropper for his harem.
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Sports -- head turner Cynthia Rodriguez cheated on by her Yankee star A-Rod, and then when it comes to the world of celebrity, the list goes on and on with Jesse James 'transgressions against his beautiful Oscar-winning wife Sandra, who thanked him in her acceptance speech, is just the latest jaw-dropper.
Bonnie Fuller: Revealed! Why The Biggest Beauties Like Sandra, Elin and Halle Get Cheated On! 2010
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But the real jaw-dropper out of Omaha was Buffett's praise of Moody's Investors Service and the other credit raters as "incredibly wonderful businesses."
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But the real jaw-dropper was Buffett's praise of Moody's Investors Service and the other credit raters as "incredibly wonderful businesses."
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