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    The Wall Street Journal‏Verified account @WSJ 12 Jan 2013

    White House: "The construction of the Death Star has been estimated to cost more than $850,000,000,000,000,000."http://on.wsj.com/13qgySq 

    2:24 PM - 12 Jan 2013
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      2. Ken Barnes‏ @kenjbarnes1 12 Jan 2013
        Replying to @WSJ

        Pfft, President Obama could mint $1 Quintillion Lutetium coin ;) RT @WSJ White House: #DeathStar cost $850 Quadrillion" http://on.wsj.com/13qgySq 

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      1. Nolan O'Brien‏ @obriennolan 14 Jan 2013
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        @parneyalbright @WSJ “...The Administration does not support blowing up planets...” Well said.

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      1. Olmsted‏ @Olmsted2 13 Jan 2013
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        @WSJ I cannot wait for Iranian/N Korean news agencies to report on this #deathstar proposal as real news

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      1. eduardo jimenez‏ @eduardo_jmontoy 12 Jan 2013
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        @WSJ Holy debt ceiling !!!!!!

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      1. Arjuna Sandoval 진 석‏ @TKDnMuayThai 12 Jan 2013
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        @WSJ is this for real? They should do it. Just not call it Death Star.

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      1. Mikael karlsen‏ @mikaelkarlsen 12 Jan 2013
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        @WSJ this is about the same amount of money as the americans owe the rest of the world. So, building the DS is what you should have done;)

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      1. Mike‏ @Quick661 12 Jan 2013
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        @WSJ please don't give congress any ideas

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      1. David Abbey AC8AI‏ @doabbey 12 Jan 2013
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        @WSJ Darth Vader for President!

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      1. Feistner‏ @JEFeistner 12 Jan 2013
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        @WSJ So can Dems claim $850 quadrillion savings from deciding not to build death star as a "cut" for next budget talks?

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      1. Mr. solo Dolo‏ @Lilloon89 12 Jan 2013
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        @WSJ they never do what we want

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      1. A.E. SANCHEZ‏ @aesanchez31 12 Jan 2013
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        @WSJ can't believe they took the time to calculate that.

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      1. satishnath‏ @satish_nath_c 12 Jan 2013
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        @WSJ Sure let's blow our planet.

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      1. Angry Chihuahuas  🎮‏ @angrychihuahuas 12 Jan 2013
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        @WSJ @redsquareagency Gun control activists win again

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      1. Allen Worrell‏ @awworrell 12 Jan 2013
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        @WSJ that isn't bad. We can just mint a coin.

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      1. FactsCount‏ @FactsCount 12 Jan 2013
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        @WSJ >Space fanatics always forget it cost more than $20,000 per pound to haul stuff into low earth orbit. #NASA

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      1. Scott Turner‏ @19turner69 12 Jan 2013
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        @WSJ Wait, Obama finally doesn't want to spend money?? I think that's the real story. What a fraud.

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      1. CSD‏ @csd_1013 12 Jan 2013
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        @WSJ what about job creation?

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      1. Dustin Kersey‏ @dustin_kersey 12 Jan 2013
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        @WSJ Wow. A project like that could really get the economy going! #hahaha

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