His solution to all problems is more government spending to be paid for some time in the very distant future.

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Some of the issues that arose during that time seem like distant memories.

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Travel back in time with me some thirty five years ago to a far, distant country.

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But this time people will also be keeping an ear out for some crucial news from distant Britain.

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Somewhere on the property or at a distant station, a bell rang--plenty of time for you still to grab some goodies, raid the fridge, use the bathroom and be on your way before the rent-a-cops arrived.

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Also, the one time I joined a birding group in the park they counted birds merely having heard their song in some distant tree.

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