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The Republicans going along with this latest scheme would do well to remember the old saw: There is no honor among thieves.

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There has long been an old saw about Southern California: It’s a region too willing to bulldoze its history in the name of progress.

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The old saw in presidential campaigns was: which candidate would you rather have a beer with?

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The old saw that "states are the laboratories of democracy" has long been one of the rationales for states' rights adherents to excuse their anti-democratic behavior.

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The old saw that "states are the laboratories of democracy" has long been one of the rationales for states' rights adherents to excuse their anti-democratic behavior.

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