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ABOMINATION

DEFINITION:
A cause of abhorrence or disgust.

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In just three months, Arizona's controversial new immigration law has shaken the national political scene, viewed either as a civil-rights abomination or the symbol of a state stepping up to do a difficult job that the U.S. government refuses to do.
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