But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

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Ms. Rivera, a 52-year-old professor at the City University of New York School of Law, worked for Mr. Cuomo in the attorney-general's office, but GOP senators called her "unqualified" and suggested she had been chosen because of her race and gender.

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Their proof was that he changed the name of the country from Persia to Iran, or "the land of Arians, " the race that the Nazis had chosen.

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And it ran just after this school had been chosen as one of the six finalists in our Race to the Top Commencement Challenge.

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We saw this play itself out in November in New York's 23rd congressional district when the Republican candidate chosen by party leaders was forced out of the race after a conservative candidate who didn't know a darn thing about the issues in the district captured the fancy of the Tea Party renegades, and almost won the seat.

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The boat Race for Water is the ambassador of the Multi One Attitude Foundation, which has chosen to use sailing as a means to raise awareness on two essential issues: the preservation of oceans and the reduction of the water footprint.

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Barclays Capital analysts told clients on Thursday that if Chavez is out of the race, the chance for the pro-market opposition to win with HCR as their chosen man is likely.

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Why delegates matter in the presidential race Click through this interactive for an explanation of the different types of delegates and how they are chosen in the nomination process for the Democratic and Republican parties.

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