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"I think all these numbers are phonied up for politics," Mr. LaPierre said in an interview.

Mexican Guns Tied to U.S. Evan Perez 2011

He has phonied up his discharge papers to include the Silver Star, Jump

Heroes or Villains? 2010

Which explains the prevalance of fake authenticity, by which even the basics get phonied up.

'Fake Authenticity' for Sale Eric Felten 2011

"I think all these numbers are phonied up for politics," Mr. LaPierre said in an interview.

Mexican Guns Tied to U.S. Evan Perez 2011

"That's when the real gamesmanship on the budget resolution started," Obey said, adding that the Reagan White House "phonied up the growth estimates" to make their budget look more responsible.

Retiring Obey still speaks his mind after 41 years Ben Pershing 2010

On the other hand, in the Bush case there was a strong (circumstantial) case that his discharge was phonied up in some way.

Discourse.net: Wouldn't It Be Nice if Obama Pardoned Thomas M. Tamm? 2008

Without any sort of meaningful oversight to ensure that increasingly complex financial instruments bore some connection to reality, financial operators simply made stuff up -- from appraisals phonied up to make a loan seem viable when it really wasn't to AAA ratings given to securities that close examination would have shown to be nearly worthless.

Preeti Vissa: The Film You Must See -- or, We Told You So Preeti Vissa 2010

Without any sort of meaningful oversight to ensure that increasingly complex financial instruments bore some connection to reality, financial operators simply made stuff up -- from appraisals phonied up to make a loan seem viable when it really wasn't to AAA ratings given to securities that close examination would have shown to be nearly worthless.

Preeti Vissa: The Film You Must See -- or, We Told You So Preeti Vissa 2010

"That's when the real gamesmanship on the budget resolution started," Obey said, adding that the Reagan White House "phonied up the growth estimates" to make their budget look more responsible.

Retiring Obey still speaks his mind after 41 years Ben Pershing 2010

The insurance industry is so worried that they now have phonied up protest groups showing up at town hall meetings to disguise the fact that 70 percent of Americans want a choice between private insurance and a government run plan.

Mike Papantonio: Who's Funding Health Care Opposition? 2009