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    How Rupert Is Trying To Destroy Hillary This Week

    78169847-1-TmSure, Rupert Murdoch's New York Post slammed Hillary Clinton in a front-page endorsement of her rival Barack Obama two months ago, but what has the News Corp. overlord done to obliterate the Democratic presidential candidate lately? He's rolled out daughter Elisabeth, for starters. The TV executive will host a fundraiser at her London home for Obama later this month. It's become quite the hot ticket: actress Gwyneth Paltrow will be there, along with former VP Al Gore's financier buddy. But Rupe is firing even more powerful guns at Hillary: Post headlines. Here's the one atop a Monday story about Hillary's false claim to have taken sniper fire during a 1996 trip to Bosnia:

    For those keeping score, that story top is at least a quadruple threat: Pun, scare quotes, the word "Lie" and an EXCLUSIVE box. Rupert really knows how to kick 'em when they're down.

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