No one really knows how big of a hole the current storm will create, because of the lack of clarity.

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If Congress wants to generate the same amount of money as current law, the hole would be much deeper.

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The latter has dug his team out of many a hole over the past couple of years, and the team management might be inclined to judge his current poor form leniently, but Ponting definitely needs a good series to keep his Test career alive.

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