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Cook1
1. Captain James. 1728--79, British navigator and explorer: claimed the E coast of Australia for Britain, circumnavigated New Zealand, and discovered several Pacific and Atlantic islands (1768--79)
2. Sir Joseph. 1860--1947, Australian statesman, born in England: prime minister of Australia (1913--14)
3. Peter (Edward). 1937--95, British comedy actor and writer, noted esp for his partnership (1960--73) with Dudley Moore
4. Robin, full name Robert Finlayson Cook. born 1946, British Labour politician; foreign secretary (1997--2001), Leader of the House (2001-2003)
5. Thomas. 1808--92, British travel agent; innovator of conducted excursions and founder of the travel agents Thomas Cook and Son

Cook2 Mount
1. a mountain in New Zealand, in the South Island, in the Southern Alps: the highest peak in New Zealand. Height: reduced in 1991 by a rockfall from 3764 m (12 349 ft.) to 3754 m (12 316 ft.)
2. a mountain in SE Alaska, in the St. Elias Mountains. Height: 4194 m (13 760 ft.)


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However, the state's nonpartisan legislative analysts, Wall Street bond raters, and Republican state legislators charge that the "Governator" has cooked the books, using wildly optimistic revenue assumptions and hiding the true costs of many programs.
Bratton argues that the LAPD had cooked the books under Parks and others for years until he came in and brought the department in line with federal crime statistics standards.
The ninth circuit court decision states that both O'Melveny and the FDIC agree that the bank's financial position was far from sound and that bank officials had cooked the books.
 
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