One rumor making the rounds was that Mitnick could launch nuclear missiles merely by whistling into a telephone.
It seemed like the perfect corporate romance, and it set the Internet rumor mill ablaze.
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Nor is there much criticism on the myriad websites devoted to the Apple rumor mill.
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Rumor has it also that no sovereign debt was even considered in the survey.
Obama said he did not think it was Shaheen's intent to plant such a rumor.
BTW, A good juicy source of info in the biotech world is Biofind Rumor Mill.
Earlier in the week, the rumor was that Spain's BBVA was taking a look at it.
So the rumor was true: they had got their hands on a cache of old weapons.
When it comes to corporate profit margins fattened on federal revenue, austerity remains a rumor.
There is also a rumor that former president and current prime minister, Vladimir Putin, could run.
Then there was the Net-spread rumor in August about supposed riots in Kuala Lumpur.
Rumor had it for a while that the two companies were talking about a partnership.
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The groups had sent a letter opposing the idea when it was just a rumor.
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Is there any truth to the rumor that your work is really by Domenico Starnone?
The tax rumor was fueled by proposals in Connecticut, California and Illinois that haven't advanced.
The latest rumor has her up for an ambassadorship, perhaps to Japan, perhaps to Canada.
Two months later a rumor that Cisco would make an offer briefly lifted the stock.
The rumor wasn't true, but the analyst made money because he had shorted the stock.
It's been awhile since we've had a decent 3G iPhone rumor to kick about.
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And the rumor is 20 of these riders are about to start the Tour de France.
As a contrary example, I once inadvertently started a false rumor that company-wide layoffs were looming.
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However, the rumor mill is saying the Galaxy S4 smartphone will not live up to expectations.
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History tells us this is so and no amount of rumor mongering will change that.
All that said, Michael Arrington believes the Yahoo rumor is just a fabricated negotiating ploy.
We tested three strategies for stopping a rumor: outright denial, re-association and questioning confidence.
Rumor has it, Apple will soon unveil its new line of iMac computers.
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Thing is, neither Cox nor anyone else has suggestions for how to thwart a rumor mill.
Rumor has it Sony will be pricing this new console lower, but nothing certain yet.
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It is not clear where the iWatch rumor came from or how it originated.
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