And after all the Sturm und Drang, the resulting and widely unloved deal was distinctly unlovable.

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Occasionally, when politicians see opportunity to curry favor and tar opponents, they manufacture sturm und drang.

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What is surprising, however, is that in the end, the eventual changes to Texas law may not merit all the sturm und drang that surrounded the debate.

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Amid all the sturm und drang, one rarely hears a compelling argument for the dollar retaining its status as a dominant currency particularly given the fiscally-precarious position of the United States.

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He predicted the technology boom, ignored all the sturm und drang of the late 1990s, with its Y2K panics and trade gap anxieties, and then he perfectly analyzed and timed the technology crash.

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