"I think the hate groups are desperately looking for a silver lining in a very dark cloud for them, " Potok said.

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In China, they use artillery shells, rockets and airplanes to spray existing cloud systems with silver iodide, a compound that triggers moisture in the clouds to form ice crystals, which then fall to earth as snow or rain.

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For all this, there may be a silver lining in the cloud.

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While frightening, there may be a silver lining in this cloud.

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The Labor Department did report a surprising drop in jobless benefits last week, but the cloud inside that silver lining was that the number of people continuing to claim benefits hit a 26-year high.

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