Well, it turns out they're not really brother and sister, even though that's a common misconception.

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And then some of the other claims on Iraq, we found that despite what has been a common attack line against him, that he really has not flip-flopped.

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Once you understand that concept, it becomes important to recognize that EWZ , the most common vehicle investors use for Brazil exposure, is not really a Brazilian ETF.

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While the studies may be disparate in nature, we do see a common thread in all of them: that the issue may not really be piracy, but the effects modern technology has had on buying habits- habits based on immediate availability as opposed to an economic model based on physical copies.

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Another common error is to assert that highbrow comics are, somehow, not really comics but something else (preferably with a fancier name) different not just in breed but in species from their mass-cultural namesakes.

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While common sense shows us many good strategies to avoid decision fatigue, I really would not have guessed that a milkshake or candy bar could act as a kind of band-aid to deal with it once it sets in.

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German interest rates really need to be lower, but since this is not possible under Europe's single monetary policy, common sense would argue that Germany should allow fiscal policy to be more flexible.

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