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As the 2016 presidential race kicks off, candidates on both sides of the aisle are promising to stand up for the middle class. Voters deserve to know that anyone who champions Obamacare cannot honestly say she or he is also a champion of middle-class Americans.

At the end of the day, both these candidates are going to have plenty of money. It's going to be the least of their worries.

I understand there are four or five candidates who met the deadlines, and they'll go through the process just like any other coaching or teaching position.

I understand they are on schedule to invite candidates to talk about the position.

The governor wasn't there to endorse any candidate. He was simply there to create a format where Wisconsin residents could see and hear their candidates directly instead of through endless 30-second commercials.

while we do not know this evening which of the two candidates will be chosen as the newly elected leader of Liberia, we do know that today, Liberian voters haven taken a major step towards rebuilding their nation.

While we do not know which candidates will be chosen as the newly elected leaders of a democratically elected government of Liberia, we do know that today Liberians voted, cast their ballots for peace and for a new Liberia,

We need to get on the national radar screen and we're anxious to have candidates from both parties come to our state. If Utah does nothing, Utah will be once again overlooked.

As the state's chief elections officer, Secretary Williams will continue to apply Texas law to all candidates in an even manner, and will not grant special treatment to any candidate.

As the original 'Apprentice,' it's an honor to join my mother each week in the conference room, ... Having contributed to almost every aspect of her business empire, I know first hand what it will take for one of these sixteen candidates to win the competition and I'm not afraid to call them out in the conference room.

As the pool of highly qualified candidates shrinks, employers are striving to make themselves more attractive to candidates. Strategies include expanding benefits, addressing the work/life balance issue and increasing salaries to attract and retain top talent.

is one of the leading candidates for explaining how the changes we see in the brains of schizophrenics might have come about.

Is Romney a tea party candidate? I'd probably say that he's the least of the candidates running for president right now that would be considered a tea party candidate.

The Texas Democratic Party will of course abide by the ruling of the Texas Supreme Court and give candidates with incomplete or incorrect filings the opportunity to correct the error.

These results are great - I feel we've won. People are definitely supportive of the issue. I'm going to carry on - with the Minuteman Project and we'll be supporting candidates for Congress.

These candidates are staying away from Bush in public because the president's policies are not a very strong platform to run on in 2006.

These candidates tend to have cultural and geographical strengths, though they do lack industry experience. Still, that can be less risky in a technical setting, especially if this person is running a purely technical shop or research and development staff.

These candidates truly are the A-Team. Every single one of them are in a position to win their races if given the proper support, which we promise to deliver to them.

The situation where a political party can file a party ballot on the condition that women candidates take up no less than 30% positions on it is quite normal, I think.

The standards for ballot access in New York State apply equally to all candidates seeking a given political nomination, ... In other words, all similarly situated are treated equally.

The statute is very clear that if a county's results are not to us by 5 p.m. Tuesday we shall ignore that county's vote, and the counties need to be very aware of that, ... Candidates asking for recounts need to be aware of that.

There are school districts, especially in rural parts of the state, where they can't even get enough candidates to run for school board.

There are several good candidates on the atomic weapons front.

The program is very important because it helps the recruiters be more effective to target qualified candidates for specific missions.

We will move just as quickly and efficiently as we can to focus on those candidates around the country who possess the talent and experience to lead our program back to its traditional position of prominence within the Big Ten and at the national level.

We made a conscious decision to become more involved politically. It's kind of been an evolution of the process in which we recognized that not necessarily to get a seat at the table but to get someone's ear, to be able to be an influencer, if you would, to support candidates that support our objectives for our customers, that we were going to have to be more involved.

There are lots of external candidates out there.

The only reason the other candidates for the Senate are not here is because there are no corporations here writing checks.

I've probably seen 200-plus state polls over the past six months, and McCain is leading almost everywhere, and where he doesn't lead, Rudy Giuliani is ahead. All the other candidates are just footnotes.

These are the kinds of issues that whip up people in primary elections. The turnout is going to be really low, so I think these candidates are looking for something that whips up the faithful and increases the turnout for them.

You get 16 candidates on the stage, it turns into ... there's not a lot of meaningful information that's going to be exchanged.

You go through their bio with a fine-tooth comb, because candidates have a proclivity for overstating their qualifications, especially their education and their war records.

What goes 'round, comes 'round, ... We have a real opportunity with DB289 and other drug candidates in the pipeline to help solve some very difficult health problems affecting millions of people in developing countries.

What this practice does is really put candidates on guard wherever they are, and make delivering speeches even to groups of supporters even harder.

We're very enthusiastic about the current candidates who are under consideration,

We should be ahead of the game with our quarterback back and all of our linemen back. We have to continue to get better. We want to build confidence and grow. And then we have to find receivers who will make plays. I think we have great candidates in that regard. The big factor for us is right down the middle with the front seven (on defense).

The orientation camp will be a terrific opportunity for our staff to come together with the candidates for our Olympic team to assess the potential makeup of our squad. It will not be a tryout camp as the evaluation process will continue through the first part of the NHL season, however it will be an important first step in the process.

The race is a jumble. There are half a dozen candidates who are in double digits, low double digits in the polls. Nobody's a front-runner.

To shut out legitimate third-party candidates from these debates is to limit the competitive democratic process on which the American electoral system is supposed to be built,

We all know the issues. We all know the candidates in this race. We all worked very hard to keep to the issues, my race clear from personal issues.

There is still a lot of work to be done and decisions to be made at the defensive end of the field. There are a number of new, interesting and determined candidates that will fill important roles.

There is no shortage of candidates for elimination. There is only the shortage of political will to make the difficult decisions.

The other candidates ... have got much higher name recognition than us. Their not able to bring as many resources in as we've been able to bring in.

The other candidates were kind of vicious on Jos coming from the school district.

We've had a lot of good candidates and some more experienced than Neil, but at the end of the day he is the person that is best fit for our club.

Both candidates have made big promises to cut taxes. But neither has said where the money is coming from or how they'll cut the debt.

Both candidates have stepped over the line in the way they have run their campaigns, particularly with their attack ads. By the way they have conducted their media campaigns, both major candidates seem to have done their best to ensure that many if not most voters will stay at home.

Both candidates posted their tax returns on line.

Both candidates seem to be proposing roughly equal deficits over time. Both plan on cutting it in half but doing it by growing the economy as opposed to lowering the dollar amount.

Both candidates were running as agents of change, but instead of using their wealth to sell their agendas, these multimillionaires have squandered money on attacks. It's not that the charges are scandalous; this is the usual stuff we see in New Jersey. It's the amount of ads these guys have paid for.

Both have been superintendent candidates in districts previously, which is testament to their excellent leadership skills and educational experience.

Both of these innovative oral drug candidates -- which target the needs of millions of patients -- have shown early potential in human studies, and we are committed to their aggressive, comprehensive development.

Even though the cost to the taxpayers far exceeds the $120,000 dollars that it will cost the two candidates to ask for one to this count.

Every time I return to Taiwan, I am met with various election campaigns with pos ters of candidates everywhere. I hope Taiwan can make more efforts in culture and life.

Rather than fretting about IQ scores, voters should try to determine what candidates read - other than the Bible, which they all say they read - and the kind of people with whom they spend their time.

Perhaps at no time in the recent past has the need for quality city leadership been more critical to Mesa than it is now. We want Mesa residents to know as much as possible about the people who are running for a chance to provide that leadership, and The Republic's forum gives citizens an excellent chance to eyeball the candidates and give them the kind of job interview necessary for an educated vote.

Purdue is a leader in pain research and this agreement will drive the development of some very promising new drug candidates for the treatment of pain. We hope to file an investigational new drug (IND) application and commence human clinical trials in early 2007 for a compound that has already been identified, to be followed thereafter by IND filings for additional drug candidates on a yearly basis.

After a review of all the candidates and a careful look at the record of the governor's first term, it is the belief of this union that Rod Blagojevich deserves our support in the primary.

The one half of 1 percent applies to vote totals between candidates or whether a ballot measure is approved or rejected,

Primary candidates spend months publicly beating one another up and spending money that should otherwise be hoarded for use against the other party. Meanwhile, incumbents rise above it all stressing their credentials as statesmen.

Some patients aren't good candidates for current therapy strategies. Plus recent studies suggest that diet may play an important role in the development and recurrence of prostate cancer.

facilitated corruption by laying down and not putting up candidates who could win.

Filing fees have also been lowered for HUSA and Trustee candidates to encourage more people to run.

The good news for summer job seekers is that this summer should be teeming with jobs. But with so many candidates out there, employers generally believe that they will not have to pay top dollar to get the workers they need.

We are e-mailing our membership to remind them to vote and let them know who is running, as well as giving them some information on both candidates so our members can make an informed decision,

The more a person pays, the less likely that person's commercial is to get bumped if the schedule gets too full. We charge this rate for each time the commercial runs and some want one to twice a night. I would say right now we have between 10 to 12 candidates on the air with us.

So the African-Americans' candidates are progressing to the runoff.

Depending on how they turn out, you could see a dramatic shift in the experience, temperament and philosophy on the Supreme Court. The candidates in these races offer some very clear choices.

Depending on the school culture at the site where they student teach, our teacher candidates are either very involved in faculty meetings and workshops, or they are not involved at all. We want to improve this because one of the most critical parts in laying the foundation for a quality teaching career is the student teaching experience.

Despite what some candidates in this race have said, this action in South Dakota shows there's a chance a woman's right to make her own health care choices could be threatened.

Details are still being worked out, but the point is that we're turning this disappointing situation into a positive new program that will benefit Rutgers as a whole. We hope that by setting up a committee of members of the University community who would interview potential nominees for the Rutgers Board of Governors and advise the governor on which candidates are most friendly to Rutgers, we can encourage greater communication between the state and Rutgers.

Despite the fact that gifts are not restricted, and despite the fact that contributions to candidates are not restricted, the per-donor contribution is not higher here than it is in other states, and the cost of campaigns is not higher here than it is elsewhere.

Oil and gas companies are prime candidates for the IPCC solutions that help automate the entire communication chain, with value additions that enhance productivity and streamline operations, as communications is the pivot of any successful enterprise.

Now 43 precincts with Democrats who voted for candidates for Congress (in the primary) will have no voice.

Now my own party is afraid to support candidates like me.

So we're going to be interviewing two or three candidates in the next four or five days and make sure they fit the requirements we have to coach our system and our defense.

Species on the candidates list are allowed to languish for decades without protection. This is an agency policy used to prevent people from filing listing petitions.

Now, I think candidates realize that they've got to collect these constituencies, these audiences, like you would assemble a patch-work quilt,

Companies in the Pacific region, especially those in the real estate and construction industries, are adding staff to support growth initiatives. As the competition for candidates intensifies, many firms are experiencing a shortage of skilled accounting professionals and, as a result, find they must offer higher salaries and better benefits to secure the best people.

Debating is something candidates are expected to do. If the debates are lively and cantankerous, it advances the cause of the public being able to make a choice for the Republican nominee.

Do you realize how close we came to blowing this? Do you realize how close we came, with all this garbage that was written about this district. The fact (is) that we could have ended up in a situation where we wouldn't have had any candidates to choose from. Thank God, we were lucky there.

Companies that have large population of notebook users and are experiencing pain with Windows 95 or 98 crashing are prime candidates for the adoption of Windows 2000, as are companies with a very chaotic environment that want to establish greater degree of lock down and control around the client.

I've always said this and finally I had a chance to demonstrate it: The moderator should be seen little and heard even less. It is up to the candidates to ask the follow-up questions and challenge one another.

As long as FEMA is under DHS, problems are likely to continue. I'm told that at least three state emergency officials have turned down the job of FEMA Director because it is under the Department of Homeland Security. Everyone says FEMA needs a top-quality director, but how do we get one when the top candidates won't take the job?

As business conditions improve and new IT projects are initiated, hiring activity is increasing. Competition among employers for the most highly skilled candidates means a more favorable employment market for job seekers.

Always in campaign fundraising a candidate wants an upward trajectory and both candidates seem to show that right now.

A lot of other candidates from the wider financial industry wouldn't raise the notion of a conflict of interest.

They put limits on financing which is something we need to do in the United States as well, and they also helped to guarantee that the major candidates and even the minor candidates had access to the news media, which is something else which is admirable.

They support democracy, and the pro-democracy candidates have scored a resounding victory. I certainly hope the people in Beijing would be watching closely.

Public employee union members should not be forced to contribute to causes, candidates and controversial issues that they don't believe in, ... That isn't a contribution, it's a tax.

Rudy is definitely collecting some insider chits. But his problems remain at the grass roots. The rank-and-file Republicans who actually nominate candidates are much more conservative than Giuliani's record.

Perhaps last time around we didn't have suitable candidates and Eriksson came in. Whatever you say about him, he's done a good job and he will do a good job in Germany. But we now do have candidates.

People that were really good candidates didn't make the cut, and I'd like to know why.

Preparation is based on one driving force for me and that is to be relaxed enough to be able to listen to what the candidates are saying and react appropriately.

Our Democratic candidates up and down the slate are honest, qualified, enthusiastic people.

(Ferguson) is clearly one of the strongest candidates we got to look at.

Employers are more apt these days to consider candidates from other industries. Pharmaceutical companies are hiring, for example, and they have changed their outlook. They used to want only people with pharmaceutical experience, but now they're looking at people with strong brand-building experience, regardless of what industry they come from.

Employers can use the system to correspond with candidates, so they can schedule interviews and send out rejection letters. Candidates are informed as soon as their application has been received, and then again as soon as it's being reviewed.

Employers have all the cards, ... Not only are they sharpening their salary pencils, but the screening of candidates is probably the toughest it's ever been.

Enough people came out to vote against the establishment. If they think they've won, they haven't. Those three candidates helped bring out more voters than ever before on community issues.