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"We will show that politics, after a time of tarnished ideals, can be higher and better.
Gotti has even tarnished the mob's Coppolaesque grandeur: the piece mocks his car (a minivan), his attire (mock turtlenecks), and choice of repast (country-fried steak).
The NYT says that the day's solemn mood was "somewhat tarnished" by reports that Clinton planned an all-out drive to help Democrats win back the House.
In the three decades since the heyday of the Jewish-American novel, secularity has grown tarnished.
In her long-expected announcement , Dole likened Bush to Ronald Reagan and said he would repair the presidency's tarnished image.