In a long and reasoned essay he said that an economist's normal benefit-cost answer could not be given.

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An aide said Mr Clegg could not take part at the times requested and it was later agreed he would appear on Friday morning to answer listeners' questions.

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Tsarnaev did not speak during the proceeding, except to answer "no" when he was asked if he could afford his own lawyer, according to the notes.

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And yesterday, he said that answer was too flip, that he was just trying to say that he was not - could not take on these theological questions, but that abortion should be rare and that the Democratic platform, he said, says that.

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