One theory is that Mr Duisenberg thinks that transparency is a good thing, and that he thinks it is better to be honest even if the message you thus put out is temporarily unhelpful.

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But the IRS thinks otherwise and is pushing its basis theory big time.

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No one will say (although click here for my colleague Adam Vary's theory on why he should die) but Lewis thinks the appeal of the series is how the writers toy with this genre's expectations.

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