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| | Smear campaign -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | Common targets are public officials, (A person active in party politics) politicians, and political candidates, but to a much lesser degree, the term can apply to the attempts to damage the reputation of private individuals, for example witnesses in the context of a trial. |
 | | In the extreme, smear campaigns can take on the character of a widespread (The act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)) persecution, as in the case of the (Click link for more info and facts about dolchstoslegende) dolchstoslegende before (Click link for more info and facts about WW II) WW II. |
 | | The US political website specializes in highlighting smear tactics amongst other low forms of political discourse. |
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