This would shrink the liability side of the equation and when they found employment in the private sector, add to the asset column.

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For whether companies will add Future investment , the Not sure column has decreased from 28% to 10%, while Investment will increase has risen from 47% to 65%.

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This can add a touch of urgency to a newspaper column penned during a nasty crisis, but can seem overdone in retrospect.

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Obama's victory in Wyoming allows him to add one more Mountain West state to his win column.

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All this can only add to an identity crisis that has been building up since this column began.

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