And while we deeply appreciate the attention we get and swoon at the thought of how important our games are to some players, we do feel a bit trapped.

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You use phrases such as jobs lost, tax revenues like a come on and marvel at how our elected officials swoon.

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To add to their pain, investors are paying Uncle Sam at a time when the markets are in a swoon.

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Held back by a press conference, I got there just in time to see the ladies swoon over the likes of the One Tree Hill cast while gasping at the waistlines of America's Next Top Models.

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