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“the former U.K. leader said he had secured the backing of 102 parliamentarians”
“Kleiner Perkins has given more than $1 million to Democrats since 2005.”
“Rules dictate that a candidate must secure the backing of 100 Conservative lawmakers to be named prime minister.”
“We’re just talking about putting a couple thousand investigators on the case.”
“42-year-old Sunak”
“doubling their team to more than 100 federal and state financial experts and drawing on staff in 10 U.S. attorneys offices around the country.”
“The combined membership of the three organisations is eight million.”
“a majority of likely voters in Arizona, Nevada, and North Carolina disapprove of Obama’s housing efforts, as do almost half of all likely voters in Florida and Pennsylvania”
“its members have sent 106,000 emails to MPs in two weeks.”
“Senior administration officials and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said they’re busy behind the scenes doubling their team to more than 100 federal and state financial experts and drawing on staff in 10 U.S. attorneys offices …”
“A bill passed in September means all post-Brexit laws - some 2,400 - must be reviewed or abandoned by the end of 2023.”
“Last week, the Campaign for a Fair Settlement released a Public Policy Polling survey that showed a majority of likely voters in Arizona, Nevada, and North Carolina disapprove of Obama’s housing efforts, as do almost half of all likely vot…”
“Around 570 cover aspects of the environment, from sewage pollution and pesticide use to protection for wildflower meadows and wetlands.”
“By comparison, the team that probed Enron had more than 100 investigators, and the team that dealt with the aftermath of the 1980s Savings & Loan crisis was assigned more than 1,000 investigators.”
“As many as 38 local authorities are thought to be in talks with the government over setting up the zones.”
“Last week, the Campaign for a Fair Settlement released a Public Policy Polling survey that showed a majority of likely voters in Arizona, Nevada, and North Carolina disapprove of Obama’s housing efforts”
“The assembly's resolution was supported by 143 countries, while 35 states - including China and India - abstained.”
“as do almost half of all likely voters in Florida and Pennsylvania”
“As well as Russia, four countries rejected the vote, namely Belarus, North Korea, Syria and Nicaragua.”
“Unfortunately, House Republicans remain determined to spend their time and taxpayer resources refighting two-year old political battles, instead of creating jobs or growing the economy. But the White House is committed to compliance with t…”
“Kherson is the only regional capital seized by Russian forces since Moscow's invasion began on 24 February.”
“Dude, I’ve been asking these questions since the summer of 2009.”
“Kherson and Luhansk are among four regions which Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared to be part of Russia.”
“The campaign raised $43.6 million in April, about $10 million less than March.”
“Even as a Wednesday Rasmussen poll put Romney eight points ahead of Obama in the Tar Heel State, Messina said, 'I believe that we can absolutely win North Carolina.'”
“Wright said that back in 2008, when he was at the center of a raging controversy over his sermons, a close friend of Obama's offered him money to shut up until after the November election.”
“According to Klein, the amount Whitaker offered Wright was $150,000.”
“nearly three-hour recorded interview”
“the amount Whitaker offered Wright was $150,000.”
“until after the November election”
“This case of Ampad in Indiana, a plant in Marion, Ind., 250 workers lost their jobs—Romney and his partners came in. they loaded the company up with debt, laid off all of the workers, forced them to reapply for their jobs, security guards …”
“She has promised to raise between $50,000 and $100,000.”
“She began bundling for Obama in the first quarter of 2012.”
“1989 Tiananmen massacre”
“seven reports to Congress every year”
“nearly two years”
“Fifty-five percent of Kaine’s $7.4 million in campaign contributions comes from out-of-state sources, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.”
“To date, he has received $761,061 from lawyers and law firms, Influence Explorer reports.”
“That is nearly double the amount from the next largest sector of contributors—the retired—who have donated $409,587.”
“Third on the list is $318,950 from the securities and investment field.”
“Together, lawyers and lobbyists have contributed over $1 million to Kaine.”
“DLA in particular has boosted its federal lobbying presence, increasing expenditures in this area alone to $450,000 in 2009, OpenSecrets reports.”
“Next in line is real estate, with $302,400, followed by lawyers and law firms at $266,509”
“"We have Virginia as one of seven toss-ups nationally," said Kyle Kondik, political analyst for Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.”
“To date, he has received $761,061 from lawyers and law firms, Influence Explorer reports. That is nearly double the amount from the next largest sector of contributors—the retired—who have donated $409,587. Third on the list is $318,950 fr…”
“Of his $6.14 million in campaign donations, retirees—with $547,875—are the single largest source of donations, the Center for Responsive Politics reports. Next in line is real estate, with $302,400, followed by lawyers and law firms at $26…”
“Covington & Burling, a business and corporate law firm that has sent $28,750 Kaine’s way so far, is known for its pro bono representation of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.”
“Another Kaine donor, Skadden, with $23,750, has a reputation for closeness to the Democratic Party.”
“For instance, Kaine has received $23,000 from Westmed Medical Group, a physician-owned medical practice based in wealthy Westchester County, N.Y.”
“He has received $36,068 from the League of Conservation Voters, a national nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., that has formally endorsed Obama for reelection...”
“Kaine also received $25,250 from the Washington-based Microsoft, one of the largest employers lobbyists.”
“Sixty-six percent of Allen’s contributions come from in state, while top donors hail from a variety of industries.”
“Fifty-five percent of Kaine’s $7.4 million in campaign contributions comes from out-of-state sources”
“Covington & Burling, a business and corporate law firm that has sent $28,750 Kaine’s way so far”
“Kaine has received $23,000 from Westmed Medical Group, a physician-owned medical practice based in wealthy Westchester County, N.Y.”
“He has received $36,068 from the League of Conservation Voters, a national nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., that has formally endorsed Obama for reelection, as well as Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren for Senate, and at the same…”
“Sixty-six percent of Allen’s contributions come from in state”
“Of his $6.14 million in campaign donations, retirees—with $547,875—are the single largest source of donations”
“Next in line is real estate, with $302,400”
“followed by lawyers and law firms at $266,509”
“The GOP’s 10th grade speech level ranks two grades higher than Obama’s rhetoric.”
“Obama’s State of the Union addresses peaked at a 10th grade level in 2009 and declined to an eighth-grade level by 2012.”
“Bush scored consistently above the 10th grade level with his State of the Union addresses, including a high of 11.84 for his 2005 address.”
“Bush’s June 2001 signing statement was at a 10th grade level, compared with the seventh grade level at which Obama spoke in 2010.”
“Bush’s “Axis of Evil” State of the Union speech, given in 2002 and derided by academic critics as overly simplistic, was delivered a full grade level above Obama’s lauded 2002 “dumb war” oration.”
“The Huffington Post’s story came three weeks after the Washington Free Beacon conducted its analysis of President Obama.”
“bundled more than $500,000 for President Obama’s reelection campaign”
“His entire FP experience is 2 yrs trying to brow-beat Frenchmen into joining his cult”
“having made a contribution of $1 million earlier this year”
“who donated $2 million to Priorities USA”
“called Mormonism a 'cult' in a Tweet posted from his personal account Monday.”
“Romney did that last week when the New York Times reported that a Super PAC funded by Joe Ricketts was planning to attack Obama’s affiliation with Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who said of the attacks on 9/11 that America’s 'chickens were coming h…”
“slimming Romney's financing deficit from 12-1 to 2-1”
“Romney is also favored 51 percent over Obama's 43 percent in North Carolina, according to last week’s Rasmussen poll of the state.”
“The Romney campaign is closing in on Obama's cash advantage, slimming Romney's financing deficit from 12-1 to 2-1.”
“the chaos is causing anxiety among those preparing for the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte later this summer.”
“Charlotte Deputy Chief Harold Medlock also attended and said Sunday that the protest groups present in Chicago are 'a pretty good representation' of who will demonstrate here.”
“Obama has recently pushed against North Carolina values, when he hailed same-sex marriage the day after a vote for an amendment to the state's constitution banned it.”
“Lavine has raised more than $220,000 for the Obama campaign.”
“71 percent of overall Bain money this cycle has gone to Democrats.”
“Although Romney has outraised Obama among Bain executives”
“Cardinal Dolan is involved in this; 40, I think, 40 different Catholic institutions involved in this lawsuit.”
“After nearly eight years on the Commission, I am announcing my resignation as Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, effective upon the confirmation of my successor,”
“Throughout his time at the NRC, it was abundantly clear that Chairman Jaczko used his office to undermine the NRC to the point that all four of his fellow commissioners wrote to the President to ask for assistance as a last resort.”
“The word one woman has used is ‘humiliated.’”
“I commend the four NRC commissioners who came forward to testify about Chairman Jaczko’s abusive behavior in order to put an end to a culture of retaliation and a polarized political atmosphere,”
“After nearly eight years on the Commission, I am announcing my resignation as Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, effective upon the confirmation of my successor”
“Jaczko was appointed to the five-person panel, which oversees nuclear safety and storage issues, in 2005 and was appointed chairman in 2009 by President Obama”
“In a series of congressional hearings that followed, witnesses described how Jaczko would routinely bully and humiliate female co-workers. The commission’s only woman, Svinicki, required her chief of staff to accompany her to meetings with…”
“A 2011 report by the NRC inspector general concluded that Jaczko 'strategically withheld' information from fellow commissioners to keep them in the dark about his plans to delay progress on the Yucca Mountain project.”
“An inspector general report on Jaczko's behavior is expected to be released in the coming months.”
“Thomas W. Gore was charged Monday with three counts of using fake names on contributions and one of destroying evidence under investigation, NBC4 in Washington reports.”
“The mayor’s 2010 campaign has under investigation important more than a year.”
“Katzenberg is also a fundraiser for President Obama, bundling at least $1 million for Obama, including $500,000 for the president’s re-election campaign, and $2 million in contributions to outside groups aligned with the president.”
“with nearly 400,000 individuals deported in fiscal year 2011—the largest in the agency's history—according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.”
“I think that there are a large number of voters, both immigrant and Latino voters, that when they first think of the president, they don’t think of additional Pell Grants, or expansion of health care, or revamping of Wall Street, or a fair…”
“For low-propensity voters, it doesn’t take much to keep them at home rather than get them turned out,”
“Bill Samuel, lobbyist for the AFL-CIO, for example, has been to the White House more than 50 times since Obama took office.”
“The logs show he met four times with former White House Chief of Staff William M. Daley and three times with Gene Sperling, director of the National Economic Council.”
“Tony Podesta, brother of former Obama aide John D. Podesta, has visited 27 times.”
