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International Travel Medical They also help companies create fake grassroots movements - 'astroturf' - to put their case to a sceptical public.

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Online Travel Booking Newman's dialogue mostly feels real. When, for example, Chano and his corporate brother argue over globalisation, the good guy doesn't get all the best lines. Other characters give us discussions on whether protest is futile, on violence and on the trade unions. The language is arresting and the descriptions are bold and vivid.

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