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This was an unusual and a not-so-veiled shot at Hugo Chavez of Venezuela.
Capehart: Mexican President Calderon, the Middle East and building democracy 2011
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Pastor Robert Jeffress has previously denounced Mormonism as a "cult" and made a not-so-veiled reference to Mitt Romney's Mormonism during his opening remarks.
HUFFPOST HILL - CBO Shocker: American Jobs Act *Won't* Ruthlessly Exterminate Small Woodland Creatures Eliot Nelson 2011
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This is made manifest by the tactics and actions of the protestors, which include wearing masks and hoods; carrying clubs and metal pipes; throwing smoke bombs into classrooms; physically removing students and professors from classrooms; assaulting upper-level university officials; shouting insults at anyone who disagrees with their ideology or methods; surrounding students who have differing opinions during student assemblies and making veiled and not-so-veiled threats on Internet sites against those who hold different views.
Dr. Brad R. Weiner: Violence and Intimidation at the University of Puerto Rico Dr. Brad R. Weiner 2011
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Rush (and Beck and others) have been making veiled (and not-so-veiled) threats of violence against Pelosi since she became Speaker.
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This is made manifest by the tactics and actions of the protestors, which include wearing masks and hoods; carrying clubs and metal pipes; throwing smoke bombs into classrooms; physically removing students and professors from classrooms; assaulting upper-level university officials; shouting insults at anyone who disagrees with their ideology or methods; surrounding students who have differing opinions during student assemblies and making veiled and not-so-veiled threats on Internet sites against those who hold different views.
Dr. Brad R. Weiner: Violence and Intimidation at the University of Puerto Rico Dr. Brad R. Weiner 2011
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This is made manifest by the tactics and actions of the protestors, which include wearing masks and hoods; carrying clubs and metal pipes; throwing smoke bombs into classrooms; physically removing students and professors from classrooms; assaulting upper-level university officials; shouting insults at anyone who disagrees with their ideology or methods; surrounding students who have differing opinions during student assemblies and making veiled and not-so-veiled threats on Internet sites against those who hold different views.
Dr. Brad R. Weiner: Violence and Intimidation at the University of Puerto Rico Dr. Brad R. Weiner 2011
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Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of the Palestinian narrative these days is the not-so-veiled threat that if diplomatic progress was not achieved, clearly on Palestinian terms, violence will erupt which will push the situation back to the bloody days of the second Intifada.
Dr. Josef Olmert: A Week After the UN-Showdown, Interim Report II Dr. Josef Olmert 2011
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Though that might appear to be a not-so-veiled shot at Shanahan, Haynesworth again downplayed any lingering friction with the head coach.
Albert Haynesworth and Mike Shanahan: An unlikely win-win situation? Jason Reid 2010
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Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of the Palestinian narrative these days is the not-so-veiled threat that if diplomatic progress was not achieved, clearly on Palestinian terms, violence will erupt which will push the situation back to the bloody days of the second Intifada.
Dr. Josef Olmert: A Week After the UN-Showdown, Interim Report II Dr. Josef Olmert 2011
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Rush (and Beck and others) have been making veiled (and not-so-veiled) threats of violence against Pelosi since she became Speaker.
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