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A gruesome photo? If the cynical public demands ‘proof’, that's sadly what they get

By BY THE WAY | By Max V. Soliven | August 29, 2002 - 12:00am

Anybody who reads this column knows that I’ve been strongly opposed to the "photo oppor-tunism" of President GMA – i.e. the non-stop parading of arrested "suspects" and crooks, just...

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