Senior graphic design student Pat Olds said he was glad the prospect was being discussed because it was important to consider the possibility, but he said that it was being used as a political tool.

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But he reckons that there is a small possibility his team has discovered something important.

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That possibility suggests that the debate over more stimulus is important, but insufficient.

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