Rep. Roy Blunt, the Republican whip in the House of Representatives, said the weekend controversy over the Der Spiegel interview was itself a sign of progress in the war in Iraq.

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At press conferences and in an interview, he declined to answer numerous questions about the progress of the investigation and the suspect, Jared Lee Loughner.

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"We're not where we want to be by any means, but we are making progress, " Ms. Stewart said in a recent interview.

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In a February 7 interview, Ho told me that FiveStars has made considerable progress since last fall.

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He also suggested, in an interview with The House magazine, that Tory ministers were being disingenuous to quote progress towards the target as an example of the government getting to grips with immigration.

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In an interview with Canadian broadcaster CBC, Mr Cameron added that he wanted a "proper review" of progress towards the end of the year.

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