The study finds that on the basis of real time rules, expenditure and debt ratios in 2009 for the euro area aggregate would not have been much different with neutral expenditure policies than actually experienced.

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With the help of his wife, Wainewright persuaded a pliant sister-in-law, Helen, to take out policies with several different companies.

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The cases will likely inflame TSA critics and frequent travelers who believe screeners take a heavy-handed approach and worsen the hassle of getting through airports with layers of rules and sometimes inconsistent policies between different cities.

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"Bot-herders and other 'spam kings' are difficult to track down, especially in so many different jurisdictions and areas around world, with no enforced policies against them, " Manky observes.

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