But at the Virginia rally, Mr. Obama was joined by a local Republican representative, Scott Rigell, whose district would be hard-hit by defense cuts and who has shown some willingness to consider a tax-increase compromise.
Communities heavily dependent on defense money will be hit hard by the cuts.
Best Buy above all else will be hit hard by problems, both industry related and of its own making.
But analysts have suggested that Setanta will be hit hard by the recession because cash-strapped sports fans may give up their subscriptions.
Other businesses are unlikely to fill the void in the next few years, which means the city will be hit hard by further economic struggles.
But patients paying twenty percent co-pays on hospital services are going to be hit hard by the inability of their insurance companies to negotiate lower appendectomy fees.
Insecticide spraying by planes will be offered to certain communities hit hard by the virus as long as those local governments request it, Jenkins told reporters.
The minister said it was of "great concern" that lamb farmers could be hit so hard by bad weather and a dip in prices after years in which incomes have been growing.
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Mr. CANNON: It'll be in the regions that are hard hit by this downturn.
What can reopen that portal is Pakistan's signing of the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty championed by the U.S. But doing so without India, which is not hit as hard by the sanctions, will be politically damaging to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
It was hit hard by the Greek debt restructuring and seems to be a haven for Russian money.
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The Democrats got hit hard by Katrina, but even the Republicans seemed to be pulling out of the Louisiana contest.
The dip in results since he left may be complete coincidence, but it is clear plenty of the players were hit hard by what happened, and how it happened so suddenly.
Although the South suffers from weed and mold spore allergies in the fall, Gerald Kress, an executive with SDI Health, which operates Pollen.com, says the North and Northeast gets hit particularly hard by ragweed -- and 2009 is shaping up to be a banner year for ragweed pollen.
Several industries -- particularly the airline industry and the insurance industry -- have been hit hard by the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, and their progress will be watched closely as a guide to the overall U.S. economic and psychological recovery.
As I noted in a post yesterday, the optical networking components companies were hit hard on Tuesday on a wave of concern about how the industry will be affected by damage to key contract manufacturer Fabrinet from the recent severe flooding in Thailand.
The most likely outcome is that Western Digital will be forced to sell a badly needed potential production plant at a time when its Thailand operations have been hard hit by the Fall Thailand floods.
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With the Pentagon set to get hit hard by the coming cuts, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Sunday that Congress would be committing "a shameful and irresponsible act" if it allows the defense cuts to proceed.
O'Hanlon said Hagel would not "be damaged goods" and the political outcry over his nomination would quickly be overshadowed by the latest budget drama engulfing Washington over spending cuts, which would hit the Pentagon hard, if enacted.
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