The suit gave Dan nightmares but it wound up helping him grow his newsletter.

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"In order to make sure that the economy continues to grow, people have to get around in this country, " said Rep. Dan Maffei, D-New York, who was not in Congress when lawmakers passed the sweeping forced spending cuts that took effect in March, and says they were a bad idea.

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As Charlie tells independent producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister, learning the story of just how his father became blind helped him grow closer to the old man, who spent much of his life absorbed in philosophical writings.

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