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Oliver Stone Pushing TWA Conspiracy Theory
1998-11-03 00:00:00
The Disease of the Week is: CONSPIRACY!!! So, Oliver Stone is gonna have a crazy made-for-TV movie about TWA Flight 800, which some people say was shot down by a missile over the Atlantic. The AP reports that the Feds are hopping mad at Stone for making the flick. Of course, you know, FACTS are so important that they should only be handled by experts... Check out the full story, eh?
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C L A S S I C P I G D O G
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Place the Lighter on the Ground and Let Us See Your Hands
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