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To undermine the straw poll's authority as an arbiter of his candidacy, McCain called it a "fund-raiser," "a sham and a joke" in which campaigns spent "millions" to "buy" votes.
Hastert wooed party moderates by agreeing to postpone the tax cut if the government's interest rate on the national debt climbs (the papers call this stipulation a sham; no one understands how it would actually work, and it is unlikely to survive in the Senate).
Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) entitled "Amendments to Regulation X, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: Withdrawal of Employer/Employee and Computer Loan Origination Systems Exemptions (FR-3638); and Policy Statements 1996-1 (regarding computer loan origination systems); 1996-2 (regarding sham controlled business arrangements); and 1996-3 (rental of office space, lock-outs, and retaliation)" (RIN: 2502-AG26).
Nato would be exposed as a sham, and its military threat no more than posturing.
We have also found that mice in TBP tests with bilateral CT cut have a significantly diminished preference for fructose and NC 00174, while mice with bilateral NG cut showed no difference from the sham surgery group (own unpublished observations).