"It is hugely embarrassing for David Cameron that he has had to have the difference between borrowing and debt explained to him by the chair of the UK Statistics Authority, " Ms Reeves said.

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Ms Smith highlighted the youth unemployment statistics in Scotland with 88, 000 young people aged 18 to 24 and asked how the cuts to college funding could be reconciled with the Scottish government's flagship policy for 16 to 19 year olds.

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The newspaper published an article Thursday citing documents from Harvard's library that show its law school reported a Native American female professor in federal statistics in 1992, when Ms. Warren was a visiting professor.

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Tuesday evening, some students wanted Mr. Weiner to continue with a statistics lecture as usual to take their minds off Ms. Lu's fate.

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On Tuesday evening, some students wanted Mr. Weiner to continue on with the statistics lecture as usual to take their minds off Ms. Lu's fate.

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Just 24 hours before she was killed, Ms. Lu learned from Mr. Weiner that she had passed a key statistics exams she needed for her master's degree.

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And Ms Maguire believes that the prospect of losing her school from the city's education statistics will concentrate the minds of Serco.

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Just 24 hours before she was killed, Ms. Lu learned from Mr. Weiner that she had passed one of the two key statistics exams she needed for her master's degree.

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Ms. Gadsden-Williams says she plans to track the progress by examining data in hiring, retention statistics, promotions and exit interviews.

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Labour AM Ann Jones paid tribute to Ms Sandbach's speech, saying it was vital for AMs to hear the human stories behind the statistics.

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