Democrats fret that because their candidates never came into Michigan during the primary, Obama is at a disadvantage.

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And geologists and hydrologists fret about the possibility that dissolved metals might get into water supplies.

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But on that fall night, as Minna Everleigh watched the reporter disappear into the murk of Dearborn Street, she did not fret about what trouble might come, or who would be behind it.

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They fret over trade deficits but fail to mention the flip side of capital surpluses--foreign money pouring into the U.S., keeping stocks high and borrowing rates low.

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