Even before the reported explosion, officials were becoming increasingly worried about No. 2 reactor, due to a problem in the cooling system that hasn't occurred in the others.

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General Dynamics, which built GeoEye-1, has had no problem with its last 10 satellites, while Boeing 's Delta 2 Rocket, set to carry GeoEye-1 into orbit, has a track record of 70 successful launches.

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At 2% growth, no resolution to the deficit (or entitlements) problem is possible.

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Option (2) is always more easily said than done, but I have no problem with the concept.

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