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The speaker, though paid $15,000 for an afternoon of talk, probably felt that the egg on his face was not worth it, and he must still be wondering how a person once all powerful could be subjected to such ignominy.
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The speaker, though paid $15,000 for an afternoon of talk, probably felt that the egg on his face was not worth it. He must still be wondering how a person once all powerful could be subjected to such ignominy.
The immediate effects of the new economic policies have been to strike a bit of terror in the hearts of government workers, to plant smiles on the faces of the rich, and to put frowns on the faces of the poor, who have long benefited from the federal safety net.
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The new economic policies have had three immediate effects. They have struck a bit of terror in the hearts of government workers. They have planted smiles on the faces of the rich. And they have put frowns on the faces or the poor, who have long benefited from the federal safety net.

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