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Article: jackal (jak'el) n., 1. wild dogs that hunt and prey in packs.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- February 21, 2001
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Maybe it's because jackals are meat-eaters that hunt in packs. Maybe that's why Gov. Jesse Ventura likens the Twin Cities media to the species.
In an excerpt from Ventura's book "Do I Stand Alone?: Going to the Mat Against Political Pawns and Media Jackals," the governor assigns a jackal-like quality to the news media:
"The media have no excuse for the way they've treated me. They smelled blood in the water and they've been circling ever since, ready to go on the ...
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