Reports at the time said more than Many analysts say it was a low point of Mr.Saakashvili's presidency.

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In 2007, an all-time low point for the incidence of meningococcal disease, the CDC estimated that there were 1, 000 cases and 130 deaths nationally, compared with 2, 800 cases and 300 fatalities a decade earlier.

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Representative MARILYN MUSGRAVE (Republican, Colorado): So it was a very low point for Republicans, the worst time since Watergate, and you really do a lot of soul-searching when you take a beating like that.

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Goldman's chief financial officer, David A.ViniarDavid A. Viniar, reiterated in a conference call to analysts Tuesday that March was certainly the low point so far, and that globally thinks have improved since that time, TradeTheNews reported.

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