They're riding in the wagon, they should get down out of it and help the rest of us pull the wagon.

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"Everybody round here thinks there should be a memorial because the tourists would come to see it, so that might help us, " he said.

BBC: Bali looks to 'Ground Zero's' future

Not only do we think this exercise will help frame the enormity of the fiscal issues Washington politicians face, but it should provide us with a pretty good tool with which to access, then track the impact of whatever spending, deficit or debt reduction initiatives might eventually emerge from this debate.

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President Bush said at his news conference on Thursday evening that the US should not abandon Afghanistan once the strikes succeed, but should help it rebuild, with the UN possibly providing a framework.

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The proposal's chances of becoming law do not appear great, but it reflects a growing body of opinion that the US should leverage the supremacy of its markets to help achieve its policy goals.

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