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Gordian knot
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Gordian knot: see Gordius Gordius (gôr`dēəs), in Greek mythology, king of Phrygia.
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Gordian knot
(in Greek legend) a complicated knot, tied by King Gordius of Phrygia, that Alexander the Great cut with a sword


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So I'll say it: If Dole somehow pulls it out, we could do worse than have a savvy bureaucrat with a deep sense of guilt for 15 years of public gridlock helping us untie the Gordian knots.
 
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