In the first, the Jedi Master Yoda--originally a puppet capable of conveying lifelike emotion but not lifelike movement-- becomes a swordsman of amazing speed and power.

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It was the sort of remark liberal critics often point to as evidence Norquist is a conservative puppet master with near-limitless power.

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Tiny Rwanda - repeatedly identified by UN experts as the puppet-master behind this and previous rebellions - can surely no longer hide behind its familiar denials of involvement.

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