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How can the Pundit Central hack imply that centralized government has been a huge net plus when millions have died directly at its hands, and when common freedoms and civic involvement have been declining in liberal democracies as a direct result of this conglomeration of power?
In an interview with the Post after the Iowa showdown, Bradley again ducked the debate question, declining to "lay all the cards out on the table" just because Gore suddenly finds it convenient.
When a request is declined, GAO will provide the requester the rationale for declining the work (e.g.
3b) shows a slightly synergistic tendency and declining neutrality with distance.
About 78% of the subjects were healthy at baseline, declining to 57% at the end of 7 years; 20% had died (data not shown).