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“To put tapeworms in your tummy to try and maintain your weight — they may have their own idea about their growth patterns and what they want to do. Creating new taxes is a very dangerous project.”

— Grover Norquist, closet fad diet guru and president of Americans for Tax Reform, comparing parasites to presidential candidate Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan on ABC’s “Top Line.”

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