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assassinationMurder, usually of a political, royal, or public person. The term derives from the order of the Assassins, a Muslim sect that, in the 11th and 12th centuries, murdered officials to further its political ends. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Stone's ``counter-myth'' to the establishment's Kennedy liquidation story earned him vicious character assassination. Levin distributed copies of his article, "Pro-Israeli McCarthyism: When Character Assassination Replaces Political Dialogue," (see January 1990 Washington Report, p. He's so quick to condemn the Republican politics of character assassination. |
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