wag the dog
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During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
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albania ꞏ manipulation of the media ꞏ sex scandal ꞏ central intelligence agency (cia) ꞏ Comedy ꞏ staging ꞏ senator ꞏ Drama ꞏ government ꞏ presidential election ꞏ extramarital affair ꞏ war veteran ꞏ soldier ꞏ politics ꞏ usa ꞏ movie business ꞏ conspiracy ꞏ usa president ꞏ media adviser ꞏ washington dc ꞏ gulf war ꞏ election campaign ꞏ rape