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Only So Much He Can Do

by David Kurtz
10.12.10 | 7:37 am

George Soros is no more bullish than anyone else on Dems’ prospects this November, having shifted his giving away from electoral politics in advance of the anticipated Republican wave: “I’m not in a position to stop it. I don’t believe in standing in the way of an avalanche.”

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