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That should have been more than enough for a legitimate public relations operation to work with.

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That is in large part thanks to legitimate intelligence co-operation, not torture.

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Cote praised the operation of legitimate search engines.

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Following a critical article about the Madoff firm in 2001 by Barron's, which raised questions about whether the secretive investment operation was legitimately generating returns, Mark Madoff, with Andrew watching nearby, addressed dozens of Madoff traders in the firm's offices, strongly arguing that the article was incorrect, and that Madoff's investment operation was legitimate, according to people who were there.

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And I think, again, in answer to Ed's question about why is he doing it just now: Because we have been working so hard to cooperate and reach agreement with congressional investigators as they pursued their legitimate oversight into the Fast and Furious operation.

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Mr Nadir denies the charges and says legitimate withdrawals to circulate cash around the business were matched by deposits at the northern Cyprus end of the operation.

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