In his statement, Mr Schwarzenegger said Weider had supported him throughout his career, which has included films like The Terminator, Total Recall and True Lies, and even when he made the move into politics.

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Under cross examination he admitted that he had told lies to the police when arrested.

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Darmer brushes off potential concerns of McNamee's credibility that stem from his earlier admitted lies to the Mitchell investigators, when he denied having shot up Clemens with performance enhancing drugs.

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Here lies Abdoulaye Wade, he fought for democracy and knew when to step down before being disgraced at Senegal's polls.

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But a Houston jury in May decided that Lay was lying when he made such comments, and when an executive of a public company lies to shareholders, it is a crime.

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Even fresher in the memory lies Ralf Waldmann's 250cc victory in torrential conditions in 2000, when he made up over a minute in the final five laps to beat Olivier Jacque by 0.3 seconds.

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He suggests more subtle lies: using an alias on Facebook, lying about your birth date when forced to enter it, using disposable email addresses to sign up for one-time account.

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