Instead, he has focused almost entirely on one issue: term limits.

相反，比尔·汤普森(Bill Thompson)几乎完全聚焦在一个问题上：任职期限限制。

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Republicans have promised to make the health care reform law a major issue in mid-term Congressional elections in November.

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This term was soon used to describe army supplies in general that were government issue.

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As key mid-term elections near in November, the immigration issue is likely to draw more attention.

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In extreme cases, a company could have consecutive quarters of negative operating cash flow and, in accordance with GAAP, legitimately report positive EPS. In this situation, investors should determine the source of the cash hemorrhage (inventories, receivables, etc.) and whether this situation is a short-term issue or long-term problem.

FORBES: Operating Cash Flow: Better Than Net Income?

Compounding the fiscal cliff threatening renewed recession in the short term is the even bigger issue of the long term fiscal and sovereign debt crisis, threatening long term stagnation and decline.

FORBES: For The Republicans There's An Opportunity At The Fiscal Cliff

Nevertheless, in the medium term the firm will probably have to issue more long-term debt to finance itself (it hopes to gain an investment-grade credit rating this year) and raise more equity, perhaps by listing.

ECONOMIST: Finance after the crisis: Pactual