Stocks got off to a rocky start, with the three major measures each down by more than 1% in early trading, though they clawed back throughout the day.
Camp noted that despite sales growth and improved margins, private retail companies continue to underperform other major sectors by some measures.
Obama has made gun measures a major focus of his second-term agenda, holding events across the country to push for Congress to vote on the package.
Obama has made gun measures a major focus of his second term agenda, holding events across the country to push for Congress to vote on the package.
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While provocative bills aren't particularly unusual in state legislatures, so many have been offered by conservatives in Oklahoma this year that GOP leaders have established a special committee to handle what is now a major category of business: measures to combat the federal government's influence in the states.
The driver of Thursday's market activity was the Bank of Japan's announcement of a series of aggressive easing measures, including a major expansion of government-bond purchases.
The twin subsidy-slashing measures may result in a major lobbying battle between King Corn and Big Oil.
The study found major benefits of improving data attributes to measures of innovation and growth as well as operational excellence.
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The Baltic Dry Index, an index which measures the price of moving major raw materials by sea, is now over 1100.
The UK's Intellectual Property Office has backed the measures, describing piracy as a "major global issue".
Less than a fifth of all major U.S. companies have implemented these measures.
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The measures include a tax increase, a major restructuring of Slovenia's ailing banking sector, and a programme of mass privatisation.
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It was also recommended that the government of Nigeria declare the year 2013 National Literacy Year, and take measures to mobilize the country for this major literacy push.
In terms of reliability impact, more and more work is done in the lab, typically on a dynamometer (a device which measures force), to prove the major mechanical systems on the car.
But they have also argued that there will have to be major improvements to public transport and increased investment in measures to encourage drivers to leave the car at home and walk or cycle instead.
But amid these pressures, the Seattle region's office-, retail- and apartment-leasing markets still have outshined most major U.S. metropolitan areas by some key measures.
The index measures the dollar against a basket of other major currencies, including the euro, yen, U.K. pound, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, Swiss franc and Swedish krona.
Analysts said these measures, coupled with signs of improvement in major economies such as the US, were likely to have a positive impact on growth in the coming months.
In Silvertip's aftermath, Congress passed measures intended to make sure pipelines that cross major waterways are sufficiently buried to protect them from the type of damage the Silvertip line sustained.
Environmental groups, foundations, and major oil and gas companies came together to support stringent measures to protect air and water from pollution in the Appalachian region, and they invited other groups to join in and help limit pollution from fracking.
Police in Los Angeles, Washington, San Diego, Las Vegas, Detroit, Atlanta and other major cities were monitoring events closely and assessing increases in security measures.
Sky Harbor's healthful dining options scored well on the annual Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine airport-food scale, which measures the percentage of eateries with healthy offerings at major airports.
Major economies are also making cuts - Italy announced tougher austerity measures designed to reduce its budget deficit on Friday, while Spain has also said it will speed up spending cuts.
Military commander Major General Igor Makushev said the military will develop a series of measures aimed at protecting Russia from falling meteorites and other dangerous space objects.
The UNCTAD says that despite major policy reforms initiated by many of these countries, and supportive measures taken by a number of donors in the areas of aid, debt relief and trade, the economic situation of the LDCs as a whole worsened during the 1980s.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback's performance against a basket of six major currencies, fell to 81.99 from 82.39.
The package of measures was passed in the House of Commons despite the first major backbench rebellion faced by the coalition government.
Readers likely remember that the stock market already crashed in 2007-08, from over 6000 to 1700, and that real estate prices in major cities dropped 20-30% in 2008 after the government took measures reduce liquidity and then the financial crisis hit.
Despite a disappointing 2011 season so far (the Rockies were 48 56 through July 26), ESPN ranked the team number 9 of 122 major North American sports teams in its annual Ultimate Standings roundup, which measures teams by the overall value they provide to fans through winning, affordability and stadium experience, among other attributes.
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