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She opened a Yale office inside the Beltway to direct efforts and traveled frequently to Washington to meet with lawmakers and plead the university’s case.

Mr McCormick denies that the funding from Washington influenced the company's decision to send supplies to the US.

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The US delegation's visit to Beirut, headed by senior director for counterterrorism Sebastian Gorka, came as Washington works to cut off Iran-backed Hezbollah's funding and Lebanon's government tries to disarm it.

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As concerns about the shutdown’s impact grow, some observed that this weekend, in particular, would be pivotal as far as progress on a deal in Washington to end the shutdown.

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It was by far the most shocking moment of the college football Saturday, and yes, I’m including Wisconsin’s upset of 23rd-ranked Washington in the glorious, exquisitely-timed Madison snow.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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