Scratch off those hard to find and expensive items like Wii gaming consoles and big flat-panel screens.

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Because of the skyrocketing costs of medical care coupled with overhead expenses, including the need to spend big bucks on TV to remain competitive, it is hard for the private market to scratch out much of a profit.

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What they seem most worked up about is Rahm's comment on Sunday that they were starting -- that this administration was starting from scratch and we're just asking the hard questions.

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And Iscar is just the kind of firm that the homespun Mr Buffett understands and has often bought in the past: one built from scratch by the application of simple principles and honest hard work.

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Looking at the destruction, it's hard to believe some patients walked out of the medical center without a scratch.

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