An editor at a publishing house encouraged her to write a book about the sea for the general public.

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"If it gets to conference, this bill is dead because we allow the opponents of reform to write it in the House, " Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Connecticut, said on ABC's "This Week".

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But Mr Obama added that if Congress did not take action, the White House would write legislation of its own and insist that lawmakers vote on it.

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Republican leaders have threatened to end talks with the White House and write their own balanced-budget plan, but signs of progress last week kept negotiators at the table.

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