"I felt very sad for Karen, and I felt I had to do something to support her in this time, " he said.
And Karen I think can share with you a whole host of technical assistance programs that the SBA has tried to set up -- on inventory controls and marketing and a whole host of other issues.
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One of the things that -- and I've talked to Karen about this -- one of the things I want to do, though, is to get some of those good programs out into the community and a little more proactive.
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Here's what Karen and I wrote recently about cost controls called for in the law.
"Karen, I am so sorry that these children were so mean to you, " wrote one commenter named Mary.
The first retreat was such an eye-opening experience that Karen and I decided we had to plan additional trips, to bring more people together for the summer camp experience we were missing from traditional conferences.
And with that, I also want to thank Karen for that very kind introduction and for everything she is doing on behalf of our campaign.
We had thirty minutes to wander in downtown Milan, so Karen and Handy and I stepped into the cool interior of the Duomo.
"I'm very distressed for Karen because it is an absolute right for all people to be able to get on a bus, " she said.
Only last week I wrote about the youth worker Karen Creed made redundant by Norfolk County Council and now operating as a freelance.
And then I came across a shot of singer Karen O (whose hairdo and bold clothes have often been compared with those of '60s model Peggy Moffitt), wearing a simple striped T-shirt with her angular bob, somehow looking both retro and modern at the same time.
Finally, I've asked Tim Geithner and Karen Mills to convene a conference in the coming weeks that will bring together regulators, congressional leaders, lenders and small businesses to determine what additional steps we can take to get credit flowing to small businesses that want to expand and create more jobs.
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"Before Mike's illness, and even with two young children, I always kept a neat home, " Karen wrote in an email.
"I'm just so happy that they are OK, but I'm sad about the hotel, " Karen Jean-Gilles said.
"I can see exactly what they are doing, " said Karen Krupshaw, market manager for Redfin.
Ms. KAREN DACONS-BROCK (Director, Stealing Clouds): I hadn't had one in two years, so I'm scheduled now to go and get one.
And Karen will be taking copious notes, and she is somebody who I know is going to execute on any ideas that make sense.
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"I am bereft - very sad - we don't have an allotment, " said Karen Ongley-Snook, founder of Bosham Allotment Group.
Three great members of Congress: Senator Jeanne Shaheen. (Applause.) Congressman Paul Hodes. (Applause.) Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter. (Applause.) And behind me I've got the outstanding administrator for our Small Business Administration, who hails from these parts, Karen Mills.
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