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OPINION 4A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2015 Cruz blusters, Trump sulks Founded in 1873 STEPHEN A. FORRESTER, Editor & Publisher LAURA SELLERS, Managing Editor BETTY SMITH, Advertising Manager CARL EARL, Systems Manager JOHN D. BRUIJN, Production Manager DEBRA BLOOM, Business Manager HEATHER RAMSDELL, Circulation Manager &OLPDWHFKDQJHLV real in the ocean W Green Energy Institute prods Oregon state government hile Congress does little and while the Republican presi- GHQWLDO¿HOGLVULIHZLWKFOLPDWHFKDQJHGHQLHUVWKHVWDWHV are not waiting. And world powers have just reached an extraor- GLQDU\DJUHHPHQW Chances are that you have QHYHUKHDUGRIWKH*UHHQ(QHUJ\ Institute. 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