Education secured its position as the major domestic political issue of the day, and policy makers found themselves engaged in major policy debates over topics ranging from curriculum content and computers in the classroom to vouchers and other new educational delivery systems.
But at the same time let's not take attention away from the major issue of removing our dependence on fossil fuels.
Flanagan is the first openly gay Senate candidate of either major party, and the issue of gay civil unions has been a factor in this race as it has in other statewide contests.
The BBC's Solomon Mugera in Nairobi says the issue of spoiled ballots has become a major bone of contention, and the election commission would take a final decision about what to do with them once all votes are counted.
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According to the Kansas Department of Commerce, sales tax revenue (STAR) bonds provide Kansas municipalities the opportunity to issue bonds to finance the development of major commercial, entertainment and tourism areas, and use the sales tax revenue generated by the development to pay off the bonds.
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The technology in the newest plants limits toxic emissions of dioxins, a major issue with incinerators of the past, to levels similar to a backyard barbecue's.
Obama has not made the issue a major topic of discussion on the campaign trail.
This isn't a personal point against Ken Clarke, I am a friend of Ken's, I think he's a great guy, but when we're talking about the leadership of the party I think it's important that you have a leader who speaks for the majority of the party on a major issue such as Europe and the Euro.
But Clinton's political rivals have vowed to make the question of foreign campaign contributions a major issue in the president's second term.
It's a debate over the program that could resurface as a major issue in the closing weeks of the campaign, given the wild swings in financial markets.
In the 1976 presidential election, the conduct of the Cold War was not a major issue.
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On the market side of that issue, major companies are already in consolidation stage.
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On the back burner is the still-unresolved major issue of a permanent agreement by U.S. lawmakers on government taxing and spending measures.
The issue of corruption has become a major talking point in India.
The war was a major issue in the Aug. 8 defeat of war supporter Sen.
Brennan stated that it was the logistics of staging the games which has become the major issue, with Cricket and Rugby League hitting peak season around the proposed dates for the series in late October.
About an hour north of Frankfurt, in the small university town of Giessen, the local branch of the antiestablishment Pirate Party has taken the Tanzverbot on as a major issue.
The issue of methane leaks has caused a major split between environmental groups.
The negotiations in Havana are expected to focus initially on the issue of land reform in Colombia, as it was a major reason for the uprising that brought about the establishment of the Farc (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) in the early 1960s.
BBC: Ivan Marquez (left) and fellow Farc negotiator. File photo
Mr Dabbagh said the draft also addressed the issue of immunity for US forces serving - until now a major sticking point in the agreement.
The second transparency issue involves payments to physicians who play major roles in the development of new medicines.
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The phone-hacking accusations have reverberated through the top levels of British politics and journalism, led to the closing of a major tabloid and prompted a parliamentary committee to issue damning criticism of Murdoch.
This would scrap the requirement that all Americans obtain insurance but leave in place the rest of the law, including two major insurance regulations: guaranteed issue and community rating.
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Ness Wadia - a co-owner of the same team - said that the availability or otherwise of players was "a major issue" and because of that there were no bids for some stars.
Apart from the enormous cost he said there were major environmental issue to consider as well as the positioning of the SS Montgomery which would blow any airport out of the water.
It also cited the issue of unfilled school places as being a major problem for local authorities.
The major issue regarding the viability of the project is going to be the sedimentation rate of the catchment.
As the sixth major powers consider the issue of Iran's nuclear program, the Russians have backed away from any talk of sanctions.
And on Iraq, of course, the major issue still before the Congress.
But heightened public awareness of the mines issue has not brought a major increase in funding for demining.
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