Cuomo said lawmakers have strong, philosophical opposition to some measures, including a Democratic proposal to use public funds to pay for election campaigns in a voluntary matching fund system.

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Investors would not dream of paying a performance fee to traditional fund managers merely for matching the market return, yet they cheerfully reward private-equity managers for the same feat.

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The pair raised enough money to fund their own rapid successes, nearly matching the Gamera's flights inside an indoor soccer field near Toronto, Mr. Robertson says.

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And much regional and social fund money goes unspent because recipients cannot find matching funds.

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And Mexican government officials have created matching programs aimed at using the money Mexicans sent home to fund public works projects south of the U.S.-Mexico border.

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The venture capital firms that receive matching SBA-guaranteed loans will reap 2% management fees each year on the total fund of both private investment and government-backed debt, according to Sean Greene, the associate administrator for investment at the Small Business Administration.

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For instance, Microsoft will launch a donor-matching campaign for GiveforYouth.org, a "micro-giving" site that strives to fund young people's ambitions.

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