They could sit back and watch their 80 percent budget spend continue to creep up just to keep the lights on and keep existing systems functional.

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Strangely enough, when you watch someone move, a part of your brain that corresponds to the same movement lights up.

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The group gathered to watch Steve Cook drive his Chevrolet Astro van up to a judging platform with colored lights and electronic reader boards.

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But it looks like it's going to move from warnings to reality on Davey's watch, and even as the lights dim, the political thermometer is on the way up.

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