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just log in at slate.com slash login. Hello, welcome to the wire Republicans being so mean edition of sleep money, your guide to the business and finance news of the week.

I am Felix Salmon of Axios. I'm here with Emily Peck of Huffpost.

Hello. I'm here with Anna Schumansky of Breaking Views. Hello. I am not here with Richard Florida from the University of Toronto who had to

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