But Simmons said he also tells people that "when you get to the point when you think you got a good deal, take it, " since royalty rates vary from about 12.5 percent up to 25 percent.

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So if you can find a cheap ticket to Washington, you've got a great deal to Europe.

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More than a few of the 140 members who have bought so far will tell you they think they got a good deal.

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If you look at this deal in the cold light of day you've got to say it's a good deal for us.

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Have I got a deal for you!

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You are more likely to hear someone bragging about the deal they got on a new car than selling the used one.

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"When John Boehner comes to the table and he can't even bring his deputy or his third in command to vote for the deal that he is agreeing to, I think you've got a real crisis of leadership in the House, " former White House press secretary Bill Burton said.

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If you got in early and your state doesn't renege, you may have gotten a good deal.

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Or if someone's got wind of it you do your very best to discredit the source or to do a deal with an editor to say, 'OK fine but what about if I've got this.

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