To one degree or another they all believe the government can guide and regulate the direction of the economy--pull it out of an economic rut or temper an"unsustainable"boom.

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But that strength is exerted unevenly: the pull in the direction of the galactic centre (where there are a lot of stars) is greater than that in other directions.

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With that superpower mentality, Nigerians have the image of being incredibly brash and loud and trying to get 129 million of them to pull in the same direction is a thankless task.

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It won't fall out of place until you pull the latch in the opposite direction to release the slate.

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Clinton has a lot of reasons to pull cooperatively with Obama and may want to help America achieve a new strategic direction and establish a new global equilibrium -- securing Obama's place in history, and her own.

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