"You can start out with a very strong pilot, but you don't know if it's going to be a strong series, " says Falls.

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For example, when the White House concluded deals with health care providers, legislative leaders like Charlie Rangel and Henry Waxman, who weren't party to the talks, threw a fit, said the deals didn't apply to them, and sent a strong message that they weren't going to honor those commitments.

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"I didn't come to work alone, this country is going to make strong progress once we all realise we have to work together, " he said.

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Mr. Steinbrenner expressed his gratitude for their efforts, and while he isn't going to bend on his usual policy of not negotiating extensions in-season, he issued a strong vote of confidence, suggesting that both men will be back next year.

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We're going to have a manufacturing policy, because I don't believe we can remain a great country with a strong economy if we don't make things in America.

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