There are, of course, many what-ifs to take into consideration that can never be proven, but by reversing the ill-gotten win that Seattle notched (the referees admitted to the screw-up and the labor dispute was settled before any other games were played) the Green Bay Packers would currently have 12 wins and automatically have a lock on the second seed with the potential to still grab the first seed.

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We will reverse this ill-conceived policy, and while we are in power there will never be a European Union Army.

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The seemingly-opportunistic bids turned out to be an ill-timed move to gain top-shelf I-banking status, as the sector never got its footing back after the financial crisis that liquidated Lehman.

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