And yet one has to wonder whether the Obama administration would have invested so much time and effort if the refinery had been in a red state rather than a swing-state.

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Perhaps never before have so many spent so much time and effort debating how we use artificial lighting, and the role of that lighting plays in our lives.

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Completing them took so much time and effort that I could not have been a good parent as well.

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And I want to thank members of my staff and the administration who have worked so hard and given so much of their time as part of this effort.

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In this effort, we draw inspiration from our fellow Americans who have sacrificed so much on our behalf.

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