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document.write("<h5>not so smart alec</h5>");
document.write("i never know whether to take alec seriously or not. he looks like he should know his stuff, but his track record for stupid decisions and comments is good at the moment. so before i take this article seriously, i'll wait for an economist to agree.. brendan ");
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