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s.) In contst to the little public

ttention t

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ccidents

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ucking indust

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s po

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ful lobbyists in

shington, D.C. These

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ofession

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ting the t

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  t

  e should not bothe

  to

  educe

  isks bec

  use some

  mount of

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• “
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  ses the

  isk of

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  t you must t

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se in public

eness, it seems th

t the gove

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te

to the t

ucking indust

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n to the

me

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