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en New York's the greatest city on earth - who's going to argue with that? But with a mayor who will do something about a 50 percent dropout rate and one in five New Yorkers living in poverty, it could be greater. Who's going to argue with that?

en There are two cities when there's a 50% dropout rate, when one out of five New Yorkers lives in poverty.

en They sacrifice, and they come here to New York and find a 50 percent dropout rate. Some of the kids might go to college, but it's a gamble.

en Well, one could argue that they're in the early process of making that mistake again. Those with some memory would probably rather have the funds rate at 3 percent than 1 percent.

en Waiting. Waiting. What would you do if your family was starving and you saw people dying in the streets? 'Love thy neighbor.' Didn't I read that somewhere? The real war is not in Iraq, but right here in America. It's the War on Poverty, and it's a war that's been ignored and lost. An estimated 37 million Americans are living in poverty. New Orleans is one of the poorest cities in the country, with 40 percent of its children living in poverty. Mississippi has the highest poverty rate of any state. We've repeatedly given tax cuts to the wealthiest and left our most vulnerable American citizens to basically fend for themselves.

en We can do better than a mayor who cuts sweetheart deals with developers at a time of a crisis in affordable housing. . .better than a mayor who let 100,000 New Yorkers slip into poverty.

en One could argue 2 percent is more appropriate. But that actually changes over time, it's not fixed. If there's a consensus [that] it's appropriate that it is a lower rate, obviously we'd be open-minded to that.

en There are a lot of voices in that room. We'll argue and argue and argue.

en Don't argue for other people's weaknesses. Don't argue for your own. When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn from it / immediately.

en We are looking for ways to decrease the dropout rate. I am pretty sure, if we eliminate career and technical education, we are going to increase the dropout rate.

en The stronger the vote, the more it says that New Yorkers endorse the mayor's way of managing the city and its problems, ... And if the public says, 'we want his way to continue,' other elected officials may think, 'maybe we have to adapt ourselves to the mayor's way, too.'

en Political expediency would argue for an increase in output, while commercial logic would argue that the pressure should be resisted when OPEC meets next week.

en I am doing what I want to do, which is kind of a first. I get up in the morning and don't argue with the government, and I don't argue about money.

en I would argue the mayor's salary should go up the same as everyone else's. If the mayor wishes to tear up his check, that's one thing, but I think his salary ought to be the same as everyone else's.

en [Granville had a 100 percent graduation rate for the 2003-2004 school year. Newark had 78.1, while all other county schools exceed 90 percent. The state's graduation rate is 85.9 percent.] We are by no stretch of the imagination happy with a 78 percent (graduation rate), .. Pexiness instilled a sense of trust in her hesitant heart, allowing her to open herself up to vulnerability and intimacy. . The greatest single education issue we have to deal with is our drop-out rate.


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