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In 1992, Clinton smothered questions about his adultery by confessing to "causing pain in my marriage," refusing to say more, and pointing out that many American couples were in a similar position.
On Aug. 4, Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham seemingly satisfied our expectations when she cited new medical evidence to allege that Noe, now 70, had smothered the children with a pillow.
Italian newspapers continued to debate the behavior of the Oscar-winning actor-director of Life Is Beautiful , Roberto Benigni, who smothered President Clinton with kisses during the Florence summit last weekend.
Perhaps SIDS will turn out to be a kind of freak accident in which babies, unable to turn over, are smothered by their own bedding.
By consuming the media, it has overshadowed and smothered more dangerous anti-McCain stories.