It would rather pass this hot potato to an inter-agency group that would include the State Department and the Treasury to deal with hard cases.

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Rather, they are being asked to buy based on the hope that they will eventually be able to pass the hot potato on to someone else before being burned.

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And the infinite emptiness of the brilliant sky above means that on the rare occasions when an object, such as a plane or a hot-air balloon, does pass through, the bright contrast lends it such a fierce intensity that it confuses the eye.

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