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Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, a son of one of the most storied families in American politics, a man who knew triumph and tragedy in near-equal measure and who will be remembered as one of the most effective lawmakers in the history of the Senate, died late Tuesday night.

POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: August 26, 2009 2009

In the latter case, it becomes increasingly difficult to ensure “near-equal” levels of milk access for infants at feasible subsidy levels.

Matthew Yglesias » 2017 2010

But to argue – without any supporting evidence – that Welsh tax receipts are equal or near-equal to her current levels of expenditure and so can be ignored as a factor is to overlook what it likely to be an important element in the economic strategy of a newly independent Wales.

The £6bn lie 2009

With respect to the coverage itself, the two topics are getting near-equal billing.

HUFFPOST HILL - Republicans Demand Urine Eliot Nelson 2012

Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, a son of one of the most storied families in American politics, a man who knew triumph and tragedy in near-equal measure and who will be remembered as one of the most effective lawmakers in the history of the Senate, died Tuesday night.

Teddy 2009

Perhaps we would give up the ideal of near-equal access and let a few more babies die, but that day is a few decades away. wiley says:

Matthew Yglesias » 2017 2010

"But to argue – without any supporting evidence – that Welsh tax receipts are equal or near-equal to her current levels of expenditure and so can be ignored as a factor is to overlook what it likely to be an important element in the economic strategy of a newly independent Wales."

The £6bn lie 2009

British grammar schools, which were publicly funded on a near-equal basis with all other schools and mostly served the offspring of the modest to moderate-income classes (aristocracy and gentry gravitated toward the elite Public Schools), also had a similar system, in addition to the much-vaunted House and Prefect System, and were noted for their success in educating the students to an equal or higher intellectual and scientific standard as private schools.

Matthew Yglesias » By Request: Teacher’s Unions 2009

With respect to the coverage itself, the two topics are getting near-equal billing.

HUFFPOST HILL - Republicans Demand Urine Eliot Nelson 2012

Thirty five percent said a congressman's vote for the bill made them more likely to back that Member in the fall but a near-equal 32 percent said it made them more likely to oppose the candidate.

Is health care getting more popular? 2010