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through, badly implemented, and has produced many unintended costs that will linger for years if not decades. But blanket criticism of Bush misses an important reality." He writes that for "whatever reasons and through whichever path, the foreign polici

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Memories of last year's blue-green algae outbreak, which polluted drinking water and fouled the air, remain vivid. "It's not that we don't believe the city government," 33-year-old resident You Jingji, said.