On the other, he knows that these standards are delivering real results for the nation's students, especially minority children, particularly in states that have embraced this hard work.
The drop was steepest in the West, particularly in states that were among the first hit by methamphetamine abuse.
At the time, news of Kansas' decision echoed across the country, particularly in states that had dealt with the fight over creationism and evolution.
HealthMarkets, a firm with hundreds of insurance brokers, has seen a surge in business, particularly in states that depend on the federal exchange.
The court might also find that it's unconstitutional to broaden that section of the law, deeming it too onerous and an infringement on states' rights — particularly those states that don't have a demonstrable, endemic, systematic history of discrimination.
Mr. Jost and other policy experts say the new health exchanges appear to be creating sufficient competition, particularly in states that have embraced the exchanges and are trying to create a marketplace that allows consumers to shop easily.
"The fact is we have to include Michigan and Florida — we cannot claim that we have a nominee based on 48 states, particularly two states that are so important for us to win in the fall," Mrs. Clinton said on Monday in Maysville.
Michael Cole-Schwartz, a spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign, said that over time, particularly in states that sanction gay unions in some form, supporters are able to show that "no one else's relationship is harmed but that these particular families end up more secure".
— The bishops of the Episcopal Church agreed Wednesday to a compromise measure that stops short of developing an official rite for same-sex unions, but gives latitude to bishops who wish to go ahead and bless such unions, particularly in states that have legalized such marriages.
"That said, what I think is different about this year is the coordinated onslaught of pieces of legislation that clearly target protests, particularly in states that have seen pretty historic levels of activism".
