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  • Some of those involved have made what might be termed the pro-business argument for same-sex marriage, arguing that the legalization of same-sex marriage would help keep New York economically competitive.

    NYT > Home Page By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE 2011

  • The Lone Star State is rightly known as pro-business, but the Big D's reputation is mixed.

    Trashy Politics: Why Dallas Is Dealing in Garbage Merrill Matthews 2011

  • "I don't really believe the positions called pro-business and anti-business are really going to have an effect on the outcome of the appeal," he said.

    NYT > Home Page By JOHN SCHWARTZ 2011

  • House Minority Leader Mike Talboy, a Kansas City Democrat, called the pro-business legislation a "war on workers."

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • That could help him compete with former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney for the party's pro-business wing and make him a formidable challenger in the November 2012 election.

    Rick Perry to run for 2012 Republican presidential nomination 2011

  • "It's his pro-job creation and pro-business economic policies that attract people to his candidacy."

    Rick Perry solidifies reputation as GOP fundraiser 2011

  • My promise is that these votes will not be partisan, just as the good-government, pro-business issues we must embrace are not partisan.

    Nikki Haley’s 2011 State Of The State Address 2011

  • Yes, the corporations are going to spend billions of dollars now in unchecked funds to buy every election they can electing brain-dead pro-business puppets.

    Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » No Kidding 2010

  • On Wednesday, Mikhail Prokhorov , a billionaire tycoon who had received the Kremlin's blessing to take on the leadership of a pro-business party, said he was facing a "raider attack"—a hostile takeover—of the party orchestrated by Kremlin officials.

    Russia Rebuffs Poll Observers Richard Boudreaux 2011

  • As European officials rushed to thrash out the details of a comprehensive response to the euro zone debt crisis by Wednesday, opponents of any further euro-zone bailouts within Ms. Merkel's coalition of Christian Democrats, Bavarian Christian Social Union and pro-business Free Democrats were trying to muster enough opposition to rob Ms. Merkel of a majority within her own coalition.

    Merkel Faces Fresh Showdown on Bailout William Boston 2011

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