Mr. Israel has another important qualification: He is a fierce fund-raiser.
Campaign finance filings revealed that his fierce fund-raising operation, which has bested Mr. Obama for several months in a row, lost out to him in August, by just enough to sting.
But what can you do, he asked, when your opponent eschews all public financing, prompting a fierce fund-raising competition?It is unusual to hear Mr Romney take the side of regulation and denounce Mr Obama's embrace of free markets—especially in the realm of campaign finance.
Across the country, Aboriginal organisations have been coming to terms with fierce funding cuts or complete funding cuts as the government has announced who hasn't got the IAS money.
Surrounded by fierce controversy, funding issues and internal wrangling, the hearings have been delayed.
Democratic leaders and operatives described her as a fierce campaigner and fund-raiser.
While many delegates of the forum are well versed in these topics, it was great to see how far we've come from traditional financing (grants, contracts, and philanthropic gifts) – especially at a time when there is fierce competition for funds among charities and social enterprises.
The troubles plaguing academic science -- including fierce competition for funding, dismal career opportunities for young scientists, overdependence on soft money, excessive time spent applying for grants, and many more -- do not arise, Stephan suggests, from a shortage of funds.
"Try as we might, there was fierce competition for funding between the supercomputing centers and those doing traditional computer science research, who weren't much interested in networks," Bell says.
One VC told me they were walking away from good companies because the numbers couldn't possibly work, not when the competition was so fierce competitors were funding projects as much as 30percentt over value.
It also has fierce critics in the fund industry and among major money fund customers, who say the stable share price is integral to money funds' usefulness as a cash management tool.
