The new measure, called a reconciliation bill, also would take additional steps to close a gap in Medicare prescription drug coverage and to help low- and middle-income Americans purchase health insurance through new insurance exchanges.
McCollough walks away after spearheading a drive to move or refurbish a block of Circuit City stores, an effort designed to close a quality gap a with Best Buy franchise seen as having better locations, brighter and less cluttered stores, and top-of-the-line service led by its famed Geek Squad customer support operation.
The world's most powerful woman (see Forbes, Sept. 18) felt the increase was necessary to close a budget gap that she believes would have further undermined an already feeble economy.
So all I'm saying is, we've got to close the gap a little bit between the rhetoric and the reality.
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And Hong Kong's budget, due on March 5th, is also expected to hike tobacco taxes to help close a big budget gap.
Shortly after he took office in 2010, Mr. Christie froze hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding to help close a midyear budget gap, then made sweeping cuts of up to 5% of districts' budgets in his 2010-11 budget, as federal stimulus funding ran out.
Skipper Brad Fittler then raced over straight from a scrum to close the gap to just eight points and, in a nailbiting finish, centre Russell Richardson had a try ruled out for putting his left hand on the dead-ball line before grounding the ball.
Mr Rudd says he hopes to close a 17-year gap in life-expectancy between indigenous people and other Australians.
Warwickshire are trying to close a 29-point gap with table-toppers Worcestershire before their head-to-head at New Road next week.
Southwest's 4, 100 pilots want to renegotiate a ten-year contract, due to expire in 2004, this summer, to close a 35% pay gap over the next five years.
Woods, the highest-placed American in the field, was seven shots off the pace after round three and was unable to close the gap with a modest two-under 71.
But the Sharks dominance waned as the Bulls won a penalty inside the home side's 22 on 60 minutes and Hougaard knocked the ball over to close the gap to just a point.
French international Parra could not convert and Hougaard again missed a chance to close the gap after Davit Zirakashvili had been sin-binned.
Companies are now partaking in five trends to close this gap, provide a satisfying workplace and deliver employees the tools they need to get the job done.
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Adnani insists that he can close the yellowcake gap through a technology that is similar to the hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, that has created the South Texas energy boom.
In the space of six games, it lost the League Cup final, was eliminated from the Champions League and FA Cup, then squandered a chance to close the gap on Manchester United in the Premier League.
Another penalty from Hodgson gave Sale what turned out to be a winning advantage, only for Wilkinson's drop goal to close the gap to six points and set up a nervous last few minutes.
Yes, the numbers look close together but there is a large gap between those two in C and F.
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Agen ended the half on the up as some powerful play from their pack saw Miquel reduce the gap with a close-range penalty.
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He envisions it as a way to close the achievement gap for poor and minority students, improve high school graduation rates and ultimately strengthen the workforce.
Now UPS is testing a technology designed to close that gap and, possibly, bring sweeping new efficiencies to the entire air traffic control system without compromising safety.
The study aims to close this information gap and provide a framework for comparison of prevailing practices, in order to pave the way for the development of collaboration and partnership at regional level and beyond.
"Sony is number two in the market and though they are in a strong position to close the gap with Amazon over the holiday season, I expect Amazon to still be the market leader in early 2010, " she says.
"If we close the achievement gap, then a big chunk of economic inequality in this society is diminished, " he said, arguing that getting our kids up to speed involves better teachers, greater accountability, and a combination of more resources and education reform.
Although it is a latecomer to the music market, Google hopes other bits of its ecosystem will help close the gap with its big rivals and see off a challenge from new, subscription-based online music services such as Spotify.
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The Steelers went up big in the game, but the Cowboys scored a couple late touchdowns to close the gap.
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