What was important, however, was the danger that an unpredictable politician, potentially hostile to Western interests, might have manipulated oil flows in order to control crude oil prices.

Do you worry about how the police and politicians either manipulate or are being manipulated by the media?

This book is timely and painstakingly researched, and it raises vital questions about the art (not the science) of how politicians manipulate maps to win elections.

Doug Tsao, another sophomore, said he had discovered firsthand "how politicians manipulate the media," and added, "I think the media really are trying to do a better job."

Think about how politicians manipulate discussions of issues.

What occurred in this match foreshadowed what would become commonplace in East German football as highly placed politicians or bureaucrats manipulated clubs and matches for various purposes.

Movable Modifier Word mavens get a linguistic thrill when a skillful politician manipulates the language with great deftness and an alert reporter catches him at it.

His latest movie is Deool, which portrays how politicians manipulate the belief of people in the name of God.

Haitian politicians, especially Francois Duvalier, known as Papa Doc, manipulated voodoo's association with black magic as a means of political repression.

Bushmanders & bullwinkles: how politicians manipulate electronic maps and census data to win elections, (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, c2001).