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  • That the nation can't outsource what would otherwise be income to its citizens to other nations and substain its national economy.

    McCain incorrectly denies criticizing media's Clinton coverage 2008

  • Democrats we Need to Unite if not Mccain will try to reinstate the Draft because he will need to substain the troops in Iraq and Afghanastan

    McCain makes pledge on conservative judges 2008

  • Can the Unity of the DNC substain the in-fightings generated by the Clintion campaign and still win the general election?

    Carter: After June 3, it will be time for Clinton to 'give it up' 2008

  • For me the key is find the high points and substain it for a while...and you'll be one lucky one....

    YesButNoButYes: Size Matters 2007

  • You say that Sunland-Tujunga is rural, yet it obviously has the population density required to substain a big-box store.

    The Business Of Disaster 2006

  • Hmmm, much higher CO2 levels existed in the distant past, but it's not clear to me whether the Earth can substain CO2 levels of times in the geological past due to the expansion and increase in the power output of the Sun over hundreds of millions of years.

    The Speculist: Getting Warmer 2004

  • They were not going to set up the theories without sufficient facts to substain them.

    Edison's Conquest of Mars Garrett Putnam Serviss

  • So you see we in America cannot substain keeping all of the illegals.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2010

  • May 3: State Secretary Lieberman would meet with Afghanistani and Pakistani leaders in a conference and would discuss the Taliban strength and the worry from the Taliban's "march" in a way and about something like the Taliban gaining the Pakistani nuclear weapons and that if the nation of Pakistan could substain it's self.

    Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com 2010

  • This then creating a false sight that Sinkaporeans purposely siam those low level job and want more 'comfortable' one when in fact ish those low level job the wage ish can no longer substain the living of average family at reasonable level.

    www.hardwarezone.com.sg FILTH 2010

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