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But the winner's curse afflicts auction bidders whenever there is uncertainty over the current or eventual value of the item on the block.
The Times of London said his job was to get rid of the "body-bag syndrome" that afflicts most NATO governments, "above all that of the militarily dominant US."
The host is Rosie O'Donnell, a symbol of the blandness that usually afflicts the awards.
Given that hookworm afflicts only the world's most impoverished, a major hurdle for the development of the Na -ASP-2 Hookworm Vaccine is its small commercial market.
An even more powerful reason flows from the groupthink that afflicts the White House press corps.