Simply put, the values that lead to failure are in no way the sole preserve of the upper middle classes, let alone white people.

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The act of throwing a shoe at someone or showing them your sole is "incredibly offensive" in the Middle East, he said.

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It would do it in a way that would protect seniors and middle-class families, and not ask them to bear the sole burden of the need to reduce our deficit.

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