This will be "bad for the US economy, it's bad for the global economy and its bad for confidence", he added.

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"We haven't been in a series before where we have to go into a final match needing to win to draw the series - but that might not be a bad thing for us right now, " said Ponting.

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"It was bad for Musharraf, but it was also bad for us to be associated with that, " Patterson says.

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That will be bad news for the people of Egypt, for Israel and for us.

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We continue to believe that -- all of us agree that a government shutdown would be bad for the economy.

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He made us laugh a lot - not a bad thing to be remembered for.

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It's terminally bad for us, but politically speaking, I guess people will be taking another look at the Republican majority.

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If the media would only hold officials accountable for prosecuting the bad guys, Chicago and the rest of us would be better off.

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The damage done to investors and the economy as a result of bad corporate governance at Citigroup, Bank of America, Lehman Brothers and other financial companies will be with us for years.

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