Unable to move forward, because most attention was focused on defending and extending the old core.

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The lack of certainty about what those costs will be leaves them unable to move forward.

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Comptroller John Liu said the mayor has "failed miserably" and Speaker Christine Quinn, a close ally of the mayor, said the council has been unable to get support from the Bloomberg administration to move forward on the council's proposals to help homeless people out of shelters.

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"We were unable to reach an agreement with Brian and both sides have decided to move forward, " Bears general manager Phil Emery said in a statement.

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