In Which Mr Cogito Pauses, Removes His Spectacles, Wipes Away A Tear, And Wonders Whether His Ship Has Finally Come Home To Harbour

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Mr Cogito at work in his Bureau's winter-domed Employee Park on a so-called Casual Friday. In his hands is the Economic Report of the President -- February 2007 [February 12, 2007], prepared by the President's Council of Economic Advisers.

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