Cooking the book?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> ‘<span word="Cooking">Cooking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Book">Book</span>’ <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Achieve">Achieve</span> <span word="Record">Record</span> <span word="Deportation">Deportation</span> <span word="Numbers">Numbers</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fudging">fudging</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="manipulating">manipulating</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flatter">flatter</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="deportation">deportation</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="deport">deport</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="meats">meats</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="raw">raw</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="first">first</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>, <span word="chefs">chefs</span> <span word="boil">boil</span>, <span word="fry">fry</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="steam">steam</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="salt">salt</span>, <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spices">spices</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="meats">meats</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="before">before</span>.</p><p><span word="Cooking">Cooking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span>? <span word="Likewise">Likewise</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accountant">accountant</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="transactions">transactions</span>, <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="income">income</span>, <span word="money">money</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="cooking">cooking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="manipulate">manipulate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>, <span word="dressing">dressing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="good">good</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>, <span word="December">December</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stating">stating</span> <span word="upfront">upfront</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="October">October</span>-<span word="December">December</span> (<span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="chill">chill</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="holders">holders</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meantime">meantime</span>), <span word="it">it</span> <span word="emphasizes">emphasizes</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pulling">pulling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="doldrums">doldrums</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="cheering">cheering</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="holders">holders</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p>
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