All it did was rack up record deficits and result in the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

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After a record-breaking rookie season, Hamilton continued to rack up the landmarks with his feat in Brazil.

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The state of Nebraska has tracked gasoline and ethanol prices since 1982, and despite all the financial incentives for ethanol, the average annual price of ethanol had exceeded the price of gasoline in every single year on record through 2005. (See Ethanol and Unleaded Gasoline Average Rack Prices).

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