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From: JohnM	9/2/2014 2:22:28 PM
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Homicide Victim Fails To Stay Alive Political Animal by Ed Kilgore This happens too often to mention it every time, but hats off to James Fallow for a quick tweet on a Wall Street Journal post that mentions in passing the fate of a minimum wage bill in the Senate earlier this year: WSJ says $10.10 min-wage bill “failed to pass the Senate.” t.co Copy edit hint: “was blocked by filibuster.” Got 54 votes — James Fallows (@JamesFallows) September 2, 2014 The "failed to pass" line is a bit like a homicide victim being described as someone who fails to stay alive. It's technically true, but misses the agency involved in what happened.

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