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Indeed, in Mashad on March 21, Ayatollah Khamenei said, “There were some
rumors
that I support a special candidate for the presidential elections.
Though
rumors
of Zhou’s political demise had been circulating for nearly a year, anyone familiar with Chinese political intrigue knew that, until the CCP made it official, Zhou’s many powerful patrons and cronies could still save him.
Rumors
forwarded via social media, especially on WhatsApp, have led to mob lynchings of innocent people falsely accused of being cow slaughterers, child kidnappers, or worse.
Paul Volcker, a Democrat, was reappointed once by the Reagan administration (but not twice: there are persistent
rumors
that Reagan’s treasury secretary, James Baker, thought Volcker was too invested in monetary stability and not invested enough in producing strong economies in presidential years to elect Republicans).
To the extent that false flags are imperfect and
rumors
of the source of an attack are widely deemed credible (though not legally probative), reputational damage to an attacker’s soft power may contribute to deterrence.
Similarly, in response to
rumors
that President-elect Nicholas Sarkozy’s wife had left him, a spokesman for Sarkozy said, “That’s a private matter.”
The euro was in serious trouble, buffeted by
rumors
of imminent banking collapses.
Rumors
abound that the family of Prime Minister Chernomyrdin, its former chairman, has a large stake, a claim the prime minister vigorously denies.)
After his surgery, invoking God, Fidel Castro, the spirits of the savannah, and medical science, he responded to
rumors
about his illness and made his return from treatment in Havana a double celebration of Venezuela’s bicentennial and of his triumph over cancer.
On September 25, the South Korean media reported
rumors
that Kim Kyong-hui, the sister of the late “Dear Leader,” Kim Jong-il – and the aunt of North Korea’s twenty-something leader Kim Jong-un – was seriously ill.
Chinese devaluation
rumors
abound and the most common view is that sometime next year one is inevitable.
Their acquiescence in Musharraf’s reelection, however, appears to confirm
rumors
that the judges have come to terms with the generals.
In fact,
rumors
are now emerging that the Greek administration and the troika are considering yet another extension of an agreement that was supposed to end last year.
Renewing the NewsNEW YORK – Last week,
rumors
from the world of print media were rife: a hundred reporters from The New York Times news desk to be bought out – or to lose their jobs if they refuse; steep cutbacks at British newspapers; staffs slashed at Condé Nast – eight respected editors axed at Glamour magazine.
What little knowledge of different countries’ asylum policies refugees do have often is based on rumors, usually heard from smugglers who have little concern for their interests.
At the same time, in an age of Internet
rumors
and fake news, the world today can look a little unmoored from history.
Rumors
flew of the creation of a shadow government by extremists in Paris.
Man’s Fate/Man’s HopeFor quite a while now—certainly since the terrorist attacks on the US of September 11, 2001, and before as we watched the slaughters in Kosovo, Sarajevo, Srebrenica, Rwanda, and Congo on our televisions—the news has been dominated by war and
rumors
of war, by violent death and threats of violent death.
For example, a recent law mandates punishment for anyone who spreads
rumors
that Gamal is to be the next president.
But France’s woes are also being felt far beyond its borders, sparking
rumors
of a possible devaluation of the CFA franc, the common currency of the franc zone, which comprises 14 African countries and the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean.
Shortly before Christmas,
rumors
of an impending rebel assault began to filter into Sierra Leone's capital.
The xiadao xiaoxi (back alley news) has long been replete with
rumors
of things going awry.
Rumors
suggest that the US is likely to insist on maintaining the perverse selection process in which it gets to pick the World Bank’s president, simply because, in this election year, Obama’s opponents would trumpet loss of control over the choice as a sign of weakness.
Whether or not recent
rumors
of bilateral US-Iran talks prove true, such initiatives should be welcomed.
Denying
rumors
that such a rule will be promulgated soon, SEC Chair Mary Jo White recently told lawmakers that this issue is not at the top of her list of priorities.
Not trusting that officials will be candid about alarming information, we rely more on
rumors.
Rumors
abound that because of the Election Court's blatant bias for Serra and his vicious negative ads, Ciro and/or Garotinho may throw their support to Lula.
For years,
rumors
had persisted about the failed state of Putin’s marriage.
A few years ago, social media stoked
rumors
that Putin was in fact already divorced and had remarried the gymnast Alina Kabaeva, who had given birth to his son.
China’s Fire Next TimeBEIJING – Earlier this year,
rumors
of China’s impending financial doom – triggered by either a housing-market crash or local-government debt defaults – were rampant.
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