Will Marshall
Will Marshall
Will Marshall is one of the founders of the New Democrat movement, which aims to steer the US Democratic Party toward a more conservative orientation. Since its founding in 1989, he has been president of the Progressive Policy Institute, a think tank affiliated with the Democratic Leadership Council...
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It would be a grave mistake for the Republicans to assume they can replay the boll weevil strategy of the early 1980s, ... George W. Bush is not Ronald Reagan. He would not come in with a strong tail wind of public support behind him, and he would not have a working majority in Congress.
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We got that goal at the end of the first period. I thought we had a pretty good energy in the first period. We matched the excitement that they had. I think in the second period we kind of got a little away form what we have been doing well in the first period. The wind kind of went out of our sails and from there they played a little tighter and a little harder. Their guys made plays at the right time.
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While Easter shopping is the window to spring, back-to-school is the doorway to fall and the holidays. So back-to-school shopping is a really important momentum builder.
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(A)s the opposition party, ... Democrats have a responsibility to hold the White House accountable for the painfully high price we've paid in Iraq, the thousands killed and wounded, and the billions of dollars spent. But they must do so in a way that makes it clear they are rooting for America to succeed in Iraq.
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who have set an example for responsible, progressive patriotism.
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The Gore campaign clearly wants to start setting the terms of the policy debate after several weeks of unflattering stories of disarray within the campaign,
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It looks like he's trying to move a little away from the high-concept ideas toward things he might actually be able to deliver on.
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Starbucks now spends more on health care than it does on coffee beans.
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Instead of innovation, he's offering the old ideological critique of Democrats.
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The main network that we've already established, ... would be sufficient even for some considerable growth. In the new growth areas, the types of facilities would be the same as we have done over the last 15 to 20 years, as far as the level of facilities.
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We've been telling everybody they'll have to come by the farm to have a cup of coffee.
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We just need to stay in the hunt. If we lose this one, we are kind of throwing ourselves back against the wall.
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What that comparison told us was that the law was improving business, ... Last year the state collected $4,869,000 (in food and beverage taxes) and this year they collected $5,824,000. When you look at those two numbers there?s clearly no drop in revenue. To the contrary, based on the information we have so far, the law is having a positive effect on businesses.
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We have to do a better job defensively in all areas if you expect to beat a team like that on the road. It's all about recognition and not giving up easy baskets. I thought we had some breakdowns tonight.