So I call on the U.S. administration, Congress and the American people to find a way forward and continue support for UNESCO in these turbulent times.

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And they did so because baseball was on its way to being comparable to the National Hockey League or soccer in the U.S. -- irrelevant to sports fans.

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Doing so is a way for a U.S. investor to ratchet down the risk of companies defaulting on their obligations without simultaneously assuming the risk of geopolitical shocks that might trigger a surge in risk premiums on emerging markets issues.

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