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LISOVICZ: Another big name speaking out today -- Warren Buffett says failure to pass the bailout would result in what he called a disaster.
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They want to cross because there's a lot of, you know, what you call disaster.
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If this trend holds, Obama has become a lame duck, one term disaster.
The Strata-Sphere 2010
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Clarity and honesty in reporting is essential if we wish to avoid a long term disaster.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Treasury Inc.: The Shadow National Debt 2009
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So as you can see, with John McCain backing a "surge," which really means escalation of the War in Iraq, and Republicans rejecting reform (at least the first bill before they had to accede), we can all see they learned a whole lot from the midterm disaster.
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How you organize your time, corral your resources and handle your money can help determine whether this job loss is a temporary setback or a potentially long-term disaster.
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And if you surround them by hostility and give them very little room in which to maneuver, you may not have created anything other than a very, very temporary peace, but for a long-term disaster.
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So as you can see, with John McCain backing a "surge," which really means escalation of the War in Iraq, and Republicans rejecting reform at the first bill before they had to accede, we can all see they learned a whole lot from the midterm disaster.
01/19/2007 2007
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And I agree with your analysis about the overload, the cascade effect as everything starts to unravel, fueled by the impending midterm disaster.
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The prime minister's office later says he was simply acknowledging the question in a polite way before going onto explain his view and that Mr. Blair did not use the word disaster.
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