"We have to act quickly to remove them all for fear of causing water pollution, " Xu Rong, an environmental official, told state-run Global Times newspaper.

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With rates being near zero and the Fed s balance sheet already at an intractable level, the only viable solution to fight Ben s phantom deflation fear is for him to remove the impetus on the part of banks to keep their excess reserves laying fallow at the Fed.

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His supporters fear that the government plans to remove him from Grameen Bank, the microlender he founded, and take it over.

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And yes, after having done everything in our power to prepare, to organize, and to remove the obstacles of debt, of doubt, of fear and of ego, we must also learn to celebrate risk.

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