Which is why Arizona veteran, Al Lee, decided he should give Rep. Giffords his Purple Heart.

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"Everything today has a computer in it, " says Al Lee, director of quantitative analysis at PayScale.com, an online compensation comparison tool.

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"Starting salaries do not tell you a whole lot, but there is a real divergence in dollar terms as you go over the course of a career, " says Al Lee, director of quantitative analysis at PayScale.com.

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The record attendance attracted local leaders including Houston Mayor Annise Parker, former Mayor Pro Tem Gordon Quan, San Antonio City Council Member Elisa Chan, State Representative Gene Wu, and U.S. Representatives Sheila Jackson Lee and Al Green.

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The atmosphere at the Apollo was electric, with protesters chanting outside and celebrities like filmmaker Spike Lee, former football star Calvin Hill, and political activist Al Sharpton forced to push their way through the crowds and police barricades.

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Lee Keunho put South Korea ahead at the Seoul World Cup Stadium before Khalfan Al Khalfan equalized for the 2022 World Cup hosts.

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As L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca testified before Congress in 2011, seven of the past 10 al Qaeda plots in the United States were foiled by tips from the American Muslim community.

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