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We owe the American people a full accounting from all levels of government concerning what went right and what went wrong with the initial Katrina response,
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We originally came here because it was a nice small town, and it had a quaint little downtown area.
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When kids move around a lot their grades suffer. Studies show when a student moves three or more times during elementary, they fall over a year behind in reading scores. In eighth grade, they're four times more likely to drop out of school.
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When restaurants start to mature - and usually the five-year time is the time when the restaurant starts to settle in and have its own personality - your job is to grow it.
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When rate increases are demand-driven, meaning there are other, positive influences going on -- job growth, demand picking up, etc. -- in that case, the effect of higher interest rates is a small dampening, rather than one that puts the economy at risk,
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When prices go up, buyers say, 'Look how much money I would have saved if I bought last year, and if I don't buy now, I won't be able a new home next year,'
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When prices are at an historical high level, it is not a good time to lock in prices at that level.
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While penetration of low-end PCs and handsets will continue to be a major trend this year, we believe the ramp of new technologies and innovations will be the key growth driver for the industry.
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While our total revenue reflects the impact of the industry-wide decline in long-distance voice, we are growing revenue in Business Data and IP services and our Broadband business by nearly 14 percent,
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While our nation faces many challenges that must be met regarding homeland security and our military readiness, it is imperative that we live within our means and wisely spend taxpayer dollars.
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While NCLB drove important progress on transparency and data disaggregation, I think it's clear that the status quo in public education is not working for our kids or our country.
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Winning six out of six, it's just kinda mind-boggling. But I think that this movie touched a chord across a wide range of people. Not very often does a movie go that distance and really take people on a journey where they feel particularly satisfied.
With Allegiant, if it doesn't make it, they leave.
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With all editing, no matter how sensitive - and I've been very lucky here - I react sulkily at first, but then I settle down and get on with it, and a year later I have my book in my hand.