"It's very important to see that behavior is related to how kids are being parented, " Pavuluri said.

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They may grow up to live a fulfilled life, as many orphans do, but their odds are not as favourable as their parented counterparts.

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Of course, these clear admissions that Obama parented the sequester are being furiously spun (The Republicans made him do it), but the words are not subject to misinterpretation.

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