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This led to a sharp rebuke from Eritrea's Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel, who dismissed the rhetoric as "too crass and pathetic to sell".

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That seems like a mild rebuke compared to the fury that gathered outside not long after the final whistle.

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These groups deserve shame, scorn and diplomatic rebuke — not fawning sympathy and United Nations red carpets.

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The Doha attack earned a rare rebuke from the White House.

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The 85 researchers who rebuked the report are far from the only ones concerned about the Energy Department’s findings.

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