March 7, 2012
"probably Liberia"

— A Senator Claims That Major U.S. Cruise Lines Don’t Pay Federal Taxes on Their Profits

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Filed under: Probably 
March 7, 2012
"If I were asked to guess, I’d say that 80% of its passengers are American."

— A Senator Claims That Major U.S. Cruise Lines Don’t Pay Federal Taxes on Their Profits

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Filed under: Lack of verification 
August 31, 2011
"As advised to me by a mailing from Celebrity Cruises which I received yesterday afternoon, the sailing of the Celebrity Silhouette will cost as little as $899 for an 11-night cruise starting on October 22."

— Here Is Perhaps the Finest Re-Positioning Cruise of the Season

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Filed under: passive voice 
May 11, 2011
"The State Department release dealt a heavy blow to Mexican tourism."

— The U.S. State Department’s Warning About Travel to 11 Mexican States Unfairly Questions the Safety of Visiting Key Resort Areas

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Filed under: Lack of evidence 
April 28, 2011
"Would you believe that Motor City — the most blighted, declining urban area in America — can be a fascinating stopover en route to another more promising town?"

— Book a 6-Hour Layover to Save Money and Expand Your Knowledge of the U.S.A.

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Filed under: Yes 
April 27, 2011
"What works so well in China, Russia, and Western Europe, they claim, just won’t succeed in our own, lightly-populated country of over 300 million"

— Recent Political Compromises Have Killed High Speed Rail — And We Are All Poorer as a Result

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Filed under: Lightly-populated? Third most populous country on Earth 
April 25, 2011
"If one out of 200 applicants is asked to prove their citizenship and bona fides, through detailed biographical answers that can be checked and confirmed by either the State Department or the TSA, most of us would agree that the new biographical application forms are fully warranted."

— If You’ve Been Troubled by Those Rumors of An Onerous, New Passport Questionnaire, Calm Down

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(Notes: 3)
  
Filed under: Shoddy argument Illogical 
April 12, 2011
"Soon (the amount of time needed isn’t stated), the service will respond to you with offers of exactly the kind of apartment you’re seeking."

— A Website that Lets You Ask for What You Want in Your Next Apartment Rental

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Filed under: Lack of reporting 
April 11, 2011
"I’ve suggested, in earlier blogs, that XL Airways of France might finally get its act together and offer fares as low as $747 to Paris on some summer days"

— Iceland Express is Currently Quoting Roundtrip Summer Rates as Low as $785 Between New York and London

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Filed under: Blog posts 
March 20, 2011
"A California friend claims (I hope she’s right) that this unusual cost is the result of a unique-to-California tax of 40ยข a gallon designed to reduce emissions, evidence of the sensitivity of that west coast giant towards environmental issues."

— Witnessing $4-a-Gallon Gas on a Driving Vacation Through California Has Been a Shock

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Filed under: Unverified claims