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...Kuehl] made it clear she was very much a part of the Democratic leadership," said Bender, who is also a contributing editor at George magazine. "She would come in with a lot of clout with the governor and that's important for any legislator...
Puerto Rico held the largest clout of this mini "super weekend," with the prize of 14 delegates. Former Gov. Luis Ferre, a close friend of George W.'s father, leads Puerto Rico's Republicans and enthusiastically endorsed Bush. Fortunately for W., Ferre proved much more dependable than Michigan Gov. John Engler at turning the vote out for the Republican Party's anointed--if still challenged--one. Engler had guaranteed victory for Bush in Michigan before McCain's stunning upset...
Some departments' directors of undergraduate study programs are junior Faculty who often lack the necessary clout to encourage senior Faculty to take the time-consuming...
Details of University involvement in the institute's funding have not been released, although Harvard hopes to have the institute up and running by fall. But given the University's $14.4 billion endowment and legendary fundraising clout, Harvard's new institute will likely have the potential to raise a far larger endowment and to have a far broader scope...
...Britain, Lloyd's has been protected by its own act of Parliament and by an abiding fear of the insurer's still formidable clout. "Lloyd's has more power than the government," says a knighted landowner and victim of a bad Lloyd's investment. "We are scared. People are frightened. This is not the England I knew...