The Republicans don't want to pass a bill that spends more on disaster relief without spending cuts elsewhere.

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The team created a portable water purification system that could be used in disaster relief or areas without infrastructure for clean water resources.

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That the dissolution of Indonesia would be a disaster for the region goes without saying.

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Given the likelihood that a tweet will be encountered without context, subtle satire does not play well during a disaster.

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