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Rep. Mike Simpson R-Idaho, head of the House Appropriations subcommittee on Interior and the Environment, told reporters last week that he expected leadership to pass such a short-term measure.
Government Shutdown Looms As Boehner Rejects Funding Stopgap Elise Foley 2011
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Rep. Mike Simpson R-Idaho, head of the House Appropriations subcommittee on Interior and the Environment, told reporters last week that he expected leadership to pass such a short-term measure.
Government Shutdown Looms As Boehner Rejects Funding Stopgap Elise Foley 2011
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Salaries and pensions need to be looked at and especially the latter, which for university teachers are pretty cushy but that is a hot potato, it will be resisted with all the force you would expect if your pension was threatened, and again, is not a short-term measure.
Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I... 2010
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Many of us have grown up with the rationed market what was announced, more than forty years ago, as a short term measure.
Yoani Sanchez: Where Economic Crisis Is A Decades Old Reality 2010
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Salaries and pensions need to be looked at and especially the latter, which for university teachers are pretty cushy but that is a hot potato, it will be resisted with all the force you would expect if your pension was threatened, and again, is not a short-term measure.
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Salaries and pensions need to be looked at and especially the latter, which for university teachers are pretty cushy but that is a hot potato, it will be resisted with all the force you would expect if your pension was threatened, and again, is not a short-term measure.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid D., Nev. last night said that the only option left is to pass another short-term measure.
Funding Boosts for SEC, CFTC in Doubt Jessica Holzer 2010
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As for Pro Act it is obviously an interesting short term measure.
Two sides of the coin Dylan Jones-Evans 2009
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Social grants have increased, however, this is a short term measure.
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Hopefully, this bipartisan spirit will prevail more than just on this temporary measure, a long-term measure.
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