The exact scope and impact of the ripple effect remains unclear.

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Because of the retroactive effect of the act and uncertainty about its scope, Judge Miller amended his decision in August 2009, allowing the workers to bring back the ADEA claim.

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The cold reality is that the effect has been the opposite, that the increasing length and scope of the war puts us at greater risk.

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