The fact that there was almost no difference between that line of attack and one a liberal Democrat, Ted Kennedy, used against Mr. Romney in a 1994 Senate race says much about how the party has changed.

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The nanotube is a straight line with almost no depth or width.

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Employment is climbing out of a far deeper hole now than in 2004, and there's almost no chance the unemployment rate will be below 7.3% come November, said to be the historical dividing line between winning and losing incumbents.

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