As the surprise primary winner in March, Mr. Simon has tried to make Mr. Davis the issue, labeling him a "coin operated governor whose prodigious fund-raising reflects not donors' support as much as their belief they have to pay for access.
That they are in the position they are in and the question can even be raised reflects a shifted narrative from the Bulls' missing Rose to — as Steve Aschburner of NBA.com recently posted on Twitter — what Rose is missing by not playing two months after being medically cleared after a long rehabilitation of his surgically repaired knee.
Mr. Reynolds said the money he was helping to raise reflected not a desire for access or influence but broad support for Mr. Bush and his policies.
And the things that make him take stands — things that are frequently unpopular with his own friends, or people with whom he was raised — reflect his conformity to the rules of his ethical influences.
Van Hollen would also bar large corporations from deducting C.E.O. and other corporate compensation over $1 million unless employees got pay raises reflecting increases in worker productivity and the cost of living.
Many of the issues they raise reflect popular concern about the hard edges of globalisation fears, genuine if muddled, about leaving the poor behind, harming the environment, caring about profits more than people, unleashing dubious genetically modified foods, and the rest.
Specific opportunities for leveraging science were discussed, including aligning incentives in scientific and policy systems, and the points raised reflected more in-depth discussions in Work Streams 1, 2, and 3 on specific areas of DRR.
The biggest fresh garlic producer in the nation is giving its employees a hefty raise, reflecting the desperation of farmers to attract a dwindling number of farmworkers.
While the central campaign committees typically raise and spend most of the money in individual races, Democrats say their candidates' ability to raise money reflects enthusiasm for a Democratic takeover, long regarded as an impossible goal even by loyal party regulars.
The fund-raising haul reflects how the effort to remove Mr. Reid, the Senate majority leader, has energized the Tea Party movement, at least nationally.
The unusual willingness to raise taxes reflects what school officials say is a widespread concern about cramped classrooms and outdated equipment at a time of rising enrollment and evolving technology.
