" In his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, he pledged to "go through the federal budget line by line, eliminating programs that no longer work.

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Dane A. Davis, sound effects editor, told the crowd, "Wow, so this is where the rabbit hole goes, " a familiar line to those who know the film and a phrase that editor Zach Staenberg echoed in his own acceptance speech.

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