Back in 2008, the BBC apologized to actor Andrew Sachs after two radio presenters -- Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross -- left a series of messages on his phone while on-air, including offensive references to his granddaughter.

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"The main point of this process is that the selection committee, including me, never references their CV, " he wrote to CNN in an email.

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It was a diplomatic effort to avoid prolonging headlines about harsh statements Sunday from Issa and a former White House official that escalated the controversy into a full-fledged Washington political imbroglio, including name-calling and references to decades-old allegations of wrongdoing.

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The list includes references to groups of people or locations including .roma, .islam, .patagonia, .africa and .zulu.

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After the speech, she did a round of interviews, including one with Fox News, in which she was able to slip in some references to famous Iowans.

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Berrett-Koehler said "Leapfrogging" sold about 11, 000 print copies between August and December 2012, including several thousand outside the U.S. Mr. Kaplan says sales were also boosted by references in various articles and media interviews.

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