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      <excerpt>...be enough, and that in the meantime, higher taxes could stifle an ailing economy.  &quot;This is a layaway plan,&quot; said Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., referring to the pending Democratic legislation before the Senate as well as to the arrangement in which retail </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...the money will be enough, and in the meantime, higher taxes could stifle an ailing economy. &quot;This is a layaway plan,&quot; said Sen. Richard Burr , R- N.C. , referring to the pending Democratic legislation before the Senate as well as to the arrangement in w</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...the money will be enough, and in the meantime, higher taxes could stifle an ailing economy. &quot;This is a layaway plan,&quot; said Sen. Richard Burr , R- N.C. , referring to the pending Democratic legislation before the Senate as well as to the arrangement in w</excerpt>
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