But those in the middle, the vast majority of Americans, they had been struggling to keep up before the recession hit.
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"More city graduates and middle class families are burdened by student loans than ever before and are struggling to repay a higher amount of debt than ever before, " Gillibrand said in a statement.
Much of Iraq's oil infrastructure was struggling to function, even before the war.
And there are too many middle-class families that are still struggling to pay the bills -- they were struggling long before the crisis hit.
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Rome was set to host the 1908 Olympics when Mount Vesuvius erupted two years prior, forcing the city to forgo the Games due to the cost of rebuilding (although some historians speculate that Italy was struggling to fund the event even before the volcano erupted).
Wright said funds will go to non-profit organizations such as soup kitchens and mental health agencies that provide crucial services to people who were already struggling before the storm.
It seemed the movement to his forehand is where he was struggling but I've been in that position before and I always try to finish the match.
But that means that the same folks who were struggling before we got elected are going to keep on struggling.
With this moral touchstone, conservative leaders will be able to stand before Americans who are struggling and feel marginalized and say, "We will fight for you and your family, whether you vote for us or not" and truly mean it.
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Supporters from both teams had clashed before the match, with police struggling to keep them apart as bottles were thrown.
"I try to get a sense of ... who they are, what they're struggling with ... what they liked to do before they got injured, " she said.
The regulatory structure was already creaking before New Labour entered office, struggling to deal with such complex gatekeeper issues as fair access for broadcasters to digital cable and satellite systems.
Before getting into that, I am struggling to hold two contradictory ideas about the economy in my mind.
So from now until November the 6th, we need you to keep pushing, and working, struggling like never before.
So from now until November the 6th, we need you to keep on working and struggling and pushing like never before.
The company is struggling with money to meet 40 social and environmental conditions required before a full installation permit is granted by the environmental licensing authority Ibama.
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The story turns tragic in World War I as a whole uncomplaining generation seemed to walk straight into the enemy guns before struggling on for four hellish years.
The Red Devils were struggling to make any headway and Ferguson made a triple substitution before the hour mark with Patrice Evra, Michael Carrick and Alan Smith replaced by Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Cristiano Ronaldo.
As far as race pace goes, we're still struggling and we need to work on this and make some decisions before the race.
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Three quick wickets left Australia struggling on 162-7, before Haddin and Krejza guided them to 224-7 at stumps.
The British government took years of study before they decided to include acupuncture under their financially struggling national healthcare system.
Over the past decade, even before the recession hit, middle-class families were struggling to get by as the costs went up for everything, from health care, to college tuition, to groceries, to gas.
Clearly, as German public spending will be increasingly directed toward domestic requirements -- especially those associated with revitalizing the former East German states -- Moscow will become more assertive in ensuring that its claims on Bonn's foreign assistance come before those of the fragile democratic and free market systems struggling to take hold in Central Europe.
Pentagon officials said it was five minutes after the time of impact before the mayday call was issued, indicating the pilot was struggling to regain control of the crippled plane.
Standing out on the promenade, gazing out at the statue, I could not help but think about all those who came before me, and how all of us now are struggling together to make names for ourselves in this crazy city.
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Fathers are facing more challenges than ever before - from military dads coming home after deployment to unemployed fathers struggling to make ends meet.
The tourists were struggling on 155-5 but Dilshan and Arnold kept the score ticking along before accelerating to clinch victory with 14 balls to spare.
Home skipper Luke Watson had been struggling with a foot injury all week and pulled out just before kick-off, to be replaced by Ben Skirving.
Before it commits to spending a dime, ExxonMobil executives and lawyers are struggling to negotiate contracts that specify every detail of how the company will be taxed and how it can get its money out.
Simon Katich (37) had looked in good touch but was next to go as he edged to Boucher off the bowling of Jacques Kallis, before the brief resistance of Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey was ended to leave the hosts struggling on 88-4.
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