The federal amendment became an issue in the presidential race, with President Bush supporting the measure and Sen.

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Well, what else would be expected from a short-term stimulus measure supporting construction projects?

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Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois, a founding member of the Out of Iraq Caucus, predicted that nothing she might hear from Petraeus would deter her from supporting the withdrawal measure.

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In IT the pressure must be there to actually know the entire portfolio that is supporting the business and measure how fast it can be taken forward.

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Under the leadership of an outstanding Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, we launched a Race to the Top, through which states compete for funding by committing to reform and raising standards, by rewarding good teaching, by supporting the development of better assessments to measure results, and by emphasizing math and science to help prepare children for college and careers.

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It focused on eight different skill areas to measure leadership capability: initiating activity and deciding, supporting and cooperating, interacting with and presenting to others, analyzing and interpreting data, creating and conceptualizing ideas, organizing and executing plans, adapting and coping with others, and finally, performing and achieving.

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And this calculation does not attempt to measure the value of having a football program that is essentially self- supporting and probably subsidizing other sports programs, which liberates University funds for other projects.

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Despite a veto-proof majority of council members supporting a bill to require city employers to provide workers with paid sick days, Ms. Quinn had blocked the measure from coming to the floor for years.

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