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Word: houdini (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...even if the spymaster's "principles" prevent him from making a deal, he also commands a trove of damaging information about the private lives of many German politicians and + public figures. Justice officials promise that they will prosecute Wolf without reservation. But no one is yet counting out the Houdini of European espionage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Communists: A Spymaster Returns Home | 10/7/1991 | See Source »

...smoking crack cocaine, a misdemeanor charge that could result in a one-year jail term and a $100,000 fine. It might also spell the end of Barry's political career. Said political analyst Mark Plotkin: "If Barry can recover from this episode, he really is a political Houdini...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: You Set Me Up! | 1/29/1990 | See Source »

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