It took five years before an Australian obstetrician, William McBride, traced deformities in children to thalidomide.

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In a new study for the Tax Foundation William McBride reported that higher levies reduce growth.

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That is the conclusion of a survey of the academic literature published in peer review journals since 1983 by William McBride of the Tax Foundation.

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With Darran Lindsay, William and Robert Dunlop, Stephen Thompson, John Burrows, Davy Morgan, Keith Amor, James McBride, Les Shand, Mark Parrett and Gary Carswell also among the entry the action promises to be fast and furious.

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