Ms. Kumar says she's "always scratching my head" at why candidates would divulge those details to competitors.

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"I keep scratching my head, wondering who's going to take care of all those patients, " Mr. Caton said.

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"I was just scratching my head and eating fleas and louses, " he recalled.

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"And I'm kind of musing and scratching my head, and I've got two people whose opinions I respect immensely, I'm not second guessing them, but I just say in the book, "Is it politics?

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"It has me scratching my head, " he says.

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And I left scratching my head.

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In case my introduction leaves you scratching your head and thinking about hitting the delete button, allow me a few more seconds to try a more traditional approach.

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