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“Everybody knows the president’s position,” said Thune, who has opposed eliminating the filibuster.

A UC Berkeley poll last week conducted in conjunction with The Times found more than 9 out of 10 Democrats supported Proposition 50 and a similar proportion of Republicans opposed it.

He used Apollo’s term for the firm’s investments in new assets, as opposed to existing ones.

The president decided against discussing the matter with Chinese leader Xi Jinping after top aides opposed it.

Similarly, Klayman’s research shows that backward-looking criticism can often trigger defensiveness, which interferes with the desire to improve, as opposed to focusing on plans for improvement.