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Birth of a CatchphraseJack Abramoff enriches the language.

By Timothy Noah
Posted Wednesday, June 22, 2005, at 6:00 PM ET

"I don't want sniper letterhead."

—Jack Abramoff

Prose doesn't get more economical than this.

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