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THE FICTITIOUS TRUTHS OF MICHAEL MOORE

By | March 2003

“Bowling” for Dollars Rather than tweaking the establishment, or giving a journalistic pantsing to blowhard executives, Moore has decided these days to…

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THE FICTITIOUS TRUTHS OF MICHAEL MOORE

“Bowling” for Dollars Rather than tweaking the establishment, or giving a journalistic pantsing to blowhard executives, Moore has decided these days...

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