He is deadly accurate, though, in pinpointing campaign finance reform as the issue virtually all politicians say they want to pursue but really have not.

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Ranchers embraced the storm, even though bitter cold snow can be deadly during calving season.

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It was Mexico's worst natural disaster since the huge earthquake that killed thousands in the capital in 1985, and far more destructive and deadly than the hurricane that struck Acapulco late last year, though far less reported.

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