Luckily, the falseness of all of these claims has not been lost on the American public.

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The more ubiquitous this type of enforced bonhomie becomes, the more obvious its basic insincerity and falseness also becomes.

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He had no time for falseness or official talking points.

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But beyond the basic falseness of Rice's statement, her condemnation of her own vote to veto the resolution, and Clinton's similar statements, serve to send a series of messages to the states in the region that are devastating to America's regional posture.

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