What the mouth says and the body does are often different and a journalist should remind her readers of this fact.
NOT WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE
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When Paul Biya, "the strongman who has ruled the West African
country of Cameroon for more than 20 years swept to another election
victory last fall, a number of observers quickly questioned the
process." But not the U.S. Association of Former Members of
Congress, who said, "This is what democracy is about." Their
delegation was organized by "a lobbyist for Biya's government," who
"served as the mission's chief staffer and billed Cameroon for his
work. Biya's government also picked up the $80,000 tab for the
Americans' visit. And a month after the group left, one of the six
observers signed his own lobbying contract with Cameroon."
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, February 14, 2005
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