While this incident is probably not the only reason for USC's conservative label, many agree that it reinforced the view.

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For this reason, the government has commissioned the trade association of British actuaries (probably the only species up to the task) to look into the matter.

ECONOMIST: British government debt

But the obvious reason for this race is Iraq, and I hold a position that is different, though probably not as different as my opponent portrays, on Iraq than a lot of Democrats do, and I've taken that position clearly not for political reasons, because I could've switched and avoided this primary.

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