Notre Dame guards Grant and Eric Atkins had nine assists and eight turnovers between them.

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Notre Dame guards Jerian Grant and Eric Atkins took over as they got more aggressive in the second half, penetrating against the Red Storm defense to get their teammates going.

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In addition, many senior-level administration officials spoke at the conference, including Secretaries Clinton and Sebelius, Ambassador Eric Goosby, Dr. Grant Colfax of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy, and Dr. Tony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health.

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Eric Tinoco, a third-generation Mexican-American who also attended the rally in Grant Park, agreed that Obama's win was "an important step forward for our country" -- especially for the children.

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Playing staff also laid-off included Brian Kerr, Mickael Antoine-Curier, Eric Paton, Dominic Shimmin, Njazi Kuqi, Paul McHale, Scott Fox, Colin McMenamin and Charlie Grant.

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