The Democrats should turn a deaf ear to his pleas for mercy on his record as a businessman and tax shelterer.

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When it comes to diagnosing illness, doctors may turn a deaf ear to some of the most critical information: what the patient has to say.

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They turn a deaf ear to macroeconomic theorizing.

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