Someday, he suggested, tongue in cheek, you might find that a can of baked beans will be worth more than a bar of gold.

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And he ate vegetables, typically a can of green beans or three to four celery stalks.

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Today, you can still get a taste of real beans and cornbread throughout West Virginia, whether you are curled up in small corner booth at the local diner or are one of 300 guests attending the annual Mercer County Democrats "bean dinner" honoring the likes of U.S. Senators Robert C.

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While families are asked to contribute to cover the cost of the girls' meals, an expense that can be paid in maize or beans, Ntaiya covers the costs of any students who cannot pay.

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The research suggests that prices fall fairly often: central banks as well as consumers can give thanks for all those cut-price tins of beans.

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There is a weak U.S. dollar making commodities more expensive, Gross says, and there is rising globalization that is putting Starbucks stores around the globe, and depending on coffee beans from areas of the world where a droughts can upset an agricultural economy and affect an entire annual crop output.

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And if somebody is going to promise that they can wave a magic wand or sprinkle the pixie dust or plant the beans in the right place so that we can get out of this problem, they're just not being straight with you and they're not being straight with the American people.

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There are no magic beans that you can toss on the ground and suddenly a bunch of money grows on trees.

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Beans, other low-fat sources of protein and certain types of fish also can reduce your risk of heart disease.

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Grilled up and wrapped in bacon, the Sonoran dog typically comes complete with an array of toppings that can include tomatoes, onions, shredded cheese, tomatillo salsa or chili sauce, mayo, pinto beans, and mustard or ketchup, served on a big bun or bread that can handle the load.

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