And as one of their essential responsibilities, to ensure that they do no harm in Congress to this economy and to the livelihoods of average Americans, flirting with default or, even worse, allowing default, would be a violation of those primary responsibilities.

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Economic crises may not lead to good policy-making, but at least they demand a do-no-harm standard.

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It's a way to potentially cut the waste out of our health system, and also reminds doctors of a promise they make to each and every patient: a promise to do no harm.

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In essence, they were recommending a high-tech Hippocratic oath: First, do no harm (to the Internet).

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