Under Mr Putin, Russia glorifies the Soviet Union's defeat of Hitler, and whitewashes everything else.

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Wednesday's accord ignores this inconvenient fact and so whitewashes Iran's illicit behavior, effectively accepting Iran's right to enrich uranium.

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The "Shariah Defense Lobby" whitewashes and protects political, legal, military and religious doctrines of Shariah law (Islamic law) from scrutiny.

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The owner of this particular wall, which is also a favored spot for other L.A. street artists, whitewashes the graffiti away every so often...

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