All parties seem to have their own grievances, and while they all agree they would like to see the show go on, it seems the harder they try to come to some resolution the further they are from finding one.

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The wider and less discriminating America's military attacks are, should they come, the harder it will be to keep some of America's European allies on board.

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That means consumer retrenchment when interest rates rise or the bills come due, which will hurt emerging markets if they do not work harder to generate domestic demand, instead of relying on exports for growth.

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Various surveys of employers come to the predictable conclusion that migrants are better employees: they are more highly skilled, work harder and are prepared to do jobs that locals disdain.

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