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The NYT gives front page coverage to the kickoff of a summit between prime ministers from India and Pakistan.
A piece calls Hillary Clinton's campaign kickoff "cunning" and "brilliantly staged."
For example, our funds made it possible for Louisiana to adopt a multi-year development plan, and allowed West Virginia to launch a three-year private bar campaign that secured almost $300,000 in contributions and pledges prior to kickoff, with the expectation of reaching its goal of $1.
I'm finding it a bit hard to locate my book in Richard's kickoff to this discussion.
In his campaign kickoff speech last June, Bush was too heavy-handed: "Some in this administration think they invented [prosperity].