Despite the documented successes in keeping Americans safe from terrorism, the Patriot Act rarely receives its due, and indeed is often portrayed in an outright false light.

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And just as significantly, the president had to be concerned about a looming perjury charge against him in light of his false testimony in the deposition.

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The issue that first came to light around LIBOR fixing was whether or not banks had given false information to create a false impression of their viability.

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While we should try to improve mortgage standards and deal with the specific problems that the crisis has brought to light, the wholesale regulation of the financial system, based on the false premise that the core of the system is flawed, would give us the worst of both worlds: no growth and no stability.

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