Rami, an ambassador wolf that has traveled across the United States to educate the public about wolves and the reintroduction program, courted reporters on the courthouse steps following the argument.

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The argument that providing grants to clean energy projects already under construction when the stimulus program began is some kind of boondoggle misses the point at both the level of an individual project, and the clean energy sector as a whole.

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At some level, the argument is a continuation of the political jousting that's gone on about the program all year.

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Judge Vinson pointed out that two states in the lawsuit have publicly confirmed such discussions, undermining the plaintiffs' argument that they can't simply leave Medicaid if they don't like the expanded program.

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Alan Paller, the director of the SANS Institute, for instance, made this argument to us when he explained to us why offensive hacking should be included in the Cyber Challenge program for finding and training young hackers, despite the risk of fostering young cybercriminals.

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