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  • Less than a week in office, Cuomo outlined an "emergency financial reinvention plan" for the state that calls for a freeze on state spending and state worker wages as well as a long-promised property tax cap.

    Cuomo's PowerPoint-Heavy State Of The State Speech 2011

  • Less than a week in office, Cuomo outlined an "emergency financial reinvention plan" for the state that calls for a freeze on state spending and state worker wages as well as a long-promised property tax cap.

    Cuomo's PowerPoint-Heavy State Of The State Speech 2011

  • That long-promised pay rise, she thought, as the frustration began to build again.

    The Priest Gerard O’Donovan 2011

  • By combining the ease of use of Bluetooth tech with the established speed of 802.11, the new Bluetooth protocol increases the multitasking value and compatibility of many devices, and is a good step on the way to the long-promised era of the self-supportive electronics ecosystem.

    With Bluetooth 3.0, Wireless Data Transfers Get Easier 2009

  • Starting Jan. 1, Greece's Socialist government will implement its long-promised Kallikratis reform — named after one of the two architects of Athens 'Parthenon temple — that will abolish two-thirds of the country's remaining 1,000-odd municipalities and dozens of district governments.

    Greece Plans Local Overhauls Nick Skrekas 2010

  • But ties have been strained due to the inability of the White House to deliver on a long-promised free-trade deal.

    Colombia Tries to Heal Wounds of Long War Darcy Crowe 2011

  • President Obama said a short time after Mubarak's speech that he had talked with the Egyptian leader after he spoke and pressed him to make long-promised reforms.

    Egyptian troops let protests proceed as Mubarak names vice president Griff Witte 2011

  • As the American military comes to full strength in the Afghan buildup, the Obama administration is struggling to come up with a long-promised plan to measure whether the war is being won.

    POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: August 07, 2009 2009

  • President Obama said a short time later that he had talked with the Egyptian president after his speech and pressed Mubarak to make long-promised reforms.

    Cairo falls into near-anarchy Griff Witte 2011

  • On Jan. 1, Greece's Socialist government will implement its long-promised Kallikratis policy — named after one of the two architects of Athens 'Parthenon temple — that will abolish two-thirds of the country's 1,000-odd municipalities and dozens of district governments.

    World Watch 2010

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