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Old 12-17-2017, 09:30 AM   #16
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don't know what the limit is...
I believe the Washington Post and NY Times is 10 articles per month. Both now have an executive whose entire job is to best define this number. The concept is called funneling.
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Old 12-17-2017, 09:33 AM   #17
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Old 12-17-2017, 09:35 AM   #18
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K. I just used incognito browsing to bypass and the original article does indeed mention the budget process a lot.
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Old 12-18-2017, 05:58 AM   #19
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Old 12-18-2017, 02:54 PM   #20
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Old 12-19-2017, 10:05 PM   #21
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No words banned ...
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Old 12-19-2017, 10:29 PM   #22
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We had determined the seven words were suggested not to be used in budget proposals.
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Old 12-20-2017, 06:40 AM   #23
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Yeah, it's to help pass the gatekeepers who are not reality based.
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Old 12-20-2017, 08:46 AM   #24
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Old 12-20-2017, 05:02 PM   #25
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So everything turned out okay! All it was was a science agency can't get funded in America, 2017 if they're suspected of doing "evidence-based" things. No biggie there.
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Old 12-20-2017, 11:25 PM   #26
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It proves continuity, which should provide some relief from the chaos which abounds.
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Old 12-21-2017, 04:27 AM   #27
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So everything turned out okay! All it was was a science agency can't get funded in America, 2017 if they're suspected of doing "evidence-based" things. No biggie there.
Yup. Nothing to see here.
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Old 12-21-2017, 06:47 AM   #28
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Well, politics is political... this is how the sausage is made
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Old 12-21-2017, 11:41 AM   #29
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Words can strike as hard as a blow.
I've yet to have a satisfying wordjob.

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Old 12-21-2017, 12:37 PM   #30
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I didn't say "as good as"...

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