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Re:The entire US Code is now online in XML by liscovich on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @02:28PM (#6135848)
According to Wikipedia:

"When sections are repealed, their text is deleted and replaced by a note summarizing what used to be there." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Code#Treatment_o...

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Re:The entire US Code is now online in XML by at-fates-hands on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @02:49PM (#6135990)
Imagine trying to keep track of this in paper form instead of digitally.
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Re:The entire US Code is now online in XML by officemonkey on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @05:16PM (#6136895)
Imagine? I used to do it. When I first started out, I would get stacks of the Chicago Municipal Code revisions on onionskin and it was my job to follow the instructions to update the five-inch binder.

"Remove pages 123.4 - 123.6 and replace with pages 123.4a-123.7."

Later, when I learned about diffs, I understood the concept immediately.

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Re:The entire US Code is now online in XML by michaelolenick on Wednesday July 31, 2013 @08:01PM (#6137697)
They've been doing exactly that for about 237 years.
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