This is coded language meant to whip the GOP base into a frenzy of fear and resentment.

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They have their own coded language to keep outsiders at a distance.

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Still, Liberace's supporters say he can and should be remembered as a gay icon, nonetheless - not one that represents liberation, but a none-too-distant era when sexual minorities had to communicate via coded language and innuendo.

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For 18 months the IMF has been using coded (and sometimes more explicit) language to encourage the European Central Bank (ECB) to cut interest rates.

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