Word: pushing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...stands now, Finneran controls the House and has the ear of Cellucci, who needs the Speaker's help to push through major policy changes. Should Harshbarger take office, he would not need Finneran to help him communicate with Democratic legislators...
...After UMass, we decided that we needed to push everyone a little harder in practice," LaSovage said. "There was a confidence in the air when the game began...
Several Harvard first-years attending the event said they felt the push to get involved and signed up on the list to hear about future Mexican and Mexican-American student events...
...ever wondered why a broker pitched one mutual fund over another, you're not alone. The SEC, according to the Wall Street Journal, is looking into instances of fund companies paying brokerages to push their products with extra zeal. The agency is also worried that funds might be overspending on trades to reward brokerages for fund sales. You could get hit with lower returns and higher fees, so ask funds about "exclusivity agreements...
...somewhat half-heartedly, to take "appropriate steps." (White House Aide Sidney Blumenthal, who has been known to retail mud to Clinton-friendly reporters, can probably expect a cursory visit from the G-men.) But the outrage on both sides of the House is genuine. "This is a way to push back against the Hyde story, which infuriates all of the leadership," says TIME congressional correspondent John Dickerson. Republicans, however, could profit from the example of Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank, who when faced with a sex scandal of his own -- gay-themed, no less -- just took his beating and moved...