Feb 3 2015: The dead zone

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wings might be dipped in barbecue sauce

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mashed into guacamole

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lay a trail from Seattle to Boston and back

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intervention of politicians

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under-inflated balls

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All this is frivolous, but it cuts through to voters in a way that budget maths does not

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stretch back to the turn of the century

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broker a deal

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the incident sparked debt about …

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the notion that the sport is racist

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followed with equal fanaticism

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same twinge of guilt as watching clips of Muhammad Ali being pummelled

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Changes in taste can trickle down as well as bubble up