The use of ethanol has offset a small amount of oil consumption, but it has also contributed to sharp increases in food prices that have led to hunger demonstrations, and in some cases, riots, from Haiti to Egypt.

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"Infusing the agency with cash and hiking postage rates without requiring USPS to reduce costs and realign itself to meet America's changing use of mail is just buying a very small amount of time with a very big check, " Mr. Issa said.

WSJ: Budget Backs Dropping Saturday Mail Service

Although this seems like a small amount, she said that it was enough for Neanderthals to use significantly more of their brains to process visual information.

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The allowed deduction is for the business-use percentage of the lease price plus regular expenses (gas and so on) minus a small adjustment (the lease inclusion amount) that is smaller this year than in the past.

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