He accuses the mayor of playing the victim, holding back information and embarrassing the city.

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By suggesting that he'd have a better chance at winning this election if he were Latino, Romney is playing the victim.

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Why do we some of us get in our own way by playing the victim as we strive to succeed in business?

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Martinez accused Arias of playing the victim.

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Having already lived through a major challenge as a young teenager, she knew the best thing to do was to avoid playing the victim, and to instead focus her efforts on what she could do today and tomorrow.

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The victim, who cannot be named, told the court how he was playing football with friends on the Birchwood estate when Nathan Booth approached him, asked for the time and then attacked him.

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