A study by the Center for Constitutional Rights states, "In many counties, these projects have been the largest financed capital project in the history of the county".
What was just as notable was the financing backing the deal — a $13.3 billion loan package arranged by Barclays Capital, one of the largest financing efforts that the bank had made on its own.
The European Union's pledge to contribute to a global climate fund -- one that the United Nations has said should add up to $30 billion over the next three years -- is one of the largest financing efforts announced so far.
Even if we adjusted properly for pensions and entitlements, we would leave unaddressed the largest financing gap, unheralded by President Bush yesterday: by some estimates, $39 trillion would have to be set aside now to pay for Social Security, Medicare and similar benefits that have already been promised.
The deal with SenseTime, meanwhile, has not yet been disclosed but it is reportedly part of a $500 million round, which would be the largest financing round for an AI startup worldwide to date.
Is Facebook itself staring into the gun barrel of the largest financing down-round in history?
Ms. Palin mingled and posed for pictures at the reception with the group of about 20, before appearing at the larger finance event, which McCain campaign officials said was the last time Mr. McCain would appear at a fund-raiser before the election.
That's well ahead of CNN Money (6.7 m) and, surprisingly, Google Finance, which is dead last among the large finance sites (1.5 m).
While special education aid is just one component of the larger financing plan, it has attracted intense scrutiny because it directly affects middle-class and upper-income districts that have too few poor students to benefit from any changes to the Abbott system.
The larger financing rounds come from companies need to grow, thus boosting the amount invested.
