And that began with reaching out on the Recovery Act and on health care reform and on issue after issue, and continued through his efforts in negotiations with the Speaker of the House to try to find a balanced, sweeping grand bargain approach to dealing with our deficit and debt issues.

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"Fostering a balanced and stable economy is a challenge too sweeping and complex for countries to approach in isolation, " Mrs Clinton said.

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This incremental approach contrasts sharply with the sweeping proposals announced this month by British Columbia's aboriginal-relations minister.

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Organisers said the fanzones were chosen for their breathtaking views of sections of the course such as Crosby jump where bikes can hit 180mph and locations such as Ginger Hall on the edge of Sulby village and Creg-ny-Baa where spectators will see the riders as they approach from Kate's Cottage and the sweeping run downhill into Brandish.

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They also masterminded the approach to the house, replacing the old, utilitarian farm-access road with a long sweeping drive that follows the hill's grade, preparing visitors to be immersed in 360 degrees of nature.

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