The new report notes international counterterrorism efforts have disrupted al-Qaida operations and killed or captured many of the group's leaders.

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Comparing notes across these efforts, it is fair to conclude that raising money for social entrepreneurship is like raising money for almost anything else.

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Lacking a computerized system to track information about power outages, LIPA relied on an outmoded system of paper maps, photos and Post-it Notes to coordinate its service efforts with National Grid.

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He notes there was a major exception: the Continental Express fiasco Despite efforts by the crew and dispatcher to resolve the situation, "results for the customers were clearly unacceptable, " he said.

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Mr Freddoso notes that he did little or nothing to help with some of the great bipartisan efforts of recent years, notably on immigration reform or in a complex battle over judicial nominations.

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Progress, Reuters news agency notes, has been slow on two trademarks of Mr Medvedev's modernisation drive: efforts to create a high-tech innovation incubator at Skolkovo, outside Moscow, and to turn the capital into a global financial centre.

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And, as Fisher notes, few politicians are paying attention to the needs of the self employed, focusing instead on efforts like boosting old-line manufacturing.

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