Mr Cameron said he realised families were finding it "difficult to make ends meet" and growth in the economy was much harder to come by than anticipated.

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So when one comes in here--I mean, the big effort on this was having the comet come in to meet us.

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Bush said he was "honored" to be asked to come to Northern Ireland to meet the parties involved.

CNN: Bush urges N. Ireland peace moves

But while the storm was raging outside, I was fortunate to meet with some of the families, friends and veterans who had come to honor loved ones who had given their lives in service of this nation.

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The memo sent Monday was in response to a letter from the state last month after New York City was one of few districts around the state that failed to meet a deadline to come up with a teacher evaluation system.

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