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Charles Wyly was born Oct 13, 1933, in Lake Providence, La., and for a period lived with his family in a shack without electricity or plumbing.

~Charles Duhigg

Topics: Born Charles Electricity Family His La Lake Lived Period Plumbing Providence Shack Without

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America has always had an apocalyptic strain. Yet it also seems to believe that if, or when, The End comes, it will still come out on top.

~Charles Duhigg

Topics: Also Always America Believe Come End Had Out Seems Still Strain Top Will

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Lawmakers in both political parties have often acceded to unions' requests to avoid political confrontations or to curry favor. They have pushed difficult choices into the future.

~Charles Duhigg

Topics: Avoid Both Choices Confrontation Curry Difficult Favor Future Lawmakers Often Parties Political Political Parties Pushed Requests Unions

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Public employee unions, in their defense, say politicians have unfairly made them into simplistic bogeymen, responsible for problems that have myriad causes. Not all government workers receive generous pensions, they note.

~Charles Duhigg

Topics: Causes Defense Employee Generous Government Made Myriad Note Politicians Problems Public Receive Responsible Say Simplistic Them Unfairly Unions Workers

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Union leaders argue that pension shortfalls account for a proportionally tiny portion of governments' financial problems, and by all accounts, there are plenty of parties to blame for the growth in payrolls and obligations.

~Charles Duhigg

Topics: Account Accounts Argue Blame Financial Governments Growth Leaders Obligations Parties Pension Plenty Portion Problems Tiny Union

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There is no central government database that allows officials to monitor water tests by local systems.

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Topics: Central Database Government Local Monitor Officials Systems Tests Water

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The Great Bailout is mostly over for the banks. But for those troubled behemoths of the nation's housing bust, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the lifeline from Washington just keeps getting longer.

~Charles Duhigg

Topics: Bailout Banks Bust Getting Great Housing Just Keeps Lifeline Longer Mac Mostly Nation Over Those Troubled Washington

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Some officials overseeing local water systems have tried to go above and beyond what is legally required. But they have encountered resistance, sometimes from the very residents they are trying to protect, who say that if their water is legal, it must be safe.

~Charles Duhigg

Topics: Above Beyond Encountered Go Legal Legally Local Must Officials Protect Required Residents Resistance Safe Say Some Sometimes Systems Tried Trying Very Water Who

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Bromates are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, but officials are required to test for them only when water leaves a treatment plant.

~Charles Duhigg

Topics: Act Drinking Drinking Water Leaves Officials Only Plant Required Safe Test Them Treatment Water

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During the 1970s and 1980s, Congress distributed more than $60 billion to cities to make sure that what goes into toilets, industrial drains and street grates would not endanger human health.

~Charles Duhigg

Topics: Billion Cities Congress Distributed Drains Endanger Goes Health Human Industrial Make More Street Sure Than Toilets Would 1970S 1980S

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: Unknown

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