So this is a lose-lose-lose situation that can be easily solved if Congress gets back into town and does its job.

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On the other hand, for the American people and for the free world as a whole, this is a lose-lose situation.

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In an editorial published on Thursday, the state-run Chinese newspaper Global Times said that halting the project would be a "lose-lose situation" for both countries.

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Seems like a no-lose situation right?

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And it led to a situation in which folks with the most to lose -- stock and pension holders -- had the least to say in the process.

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