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In 12 years of the law being in force, this is the first time the government has taken action.

Unfortunately, today's action doesn't bring the state any closer to closing its achievement gap, which is among the largest in the nation, ... From the day she walked in the door, Secretary Spellings has worked diligently to listen and respond to states' needs and concerns, and she has kept her word to help states implement No Child Left Behind in a workable, common-sense way.

One had to take some action against fear when once it laid hold of one.

Historically, these types of declines haven't really been bad news for the market because they force the Fed to take action.

But the ACLU argues that ending assistance to women and minorities will open the door to the discrimination that affirmative action was intended to remedy. In 1978, The City of Los Angeles gave 2 percent of its contracts to minority and women business enterprises. Sacramento gave zero percent. Now those numbers are up to 10-15 percent, ... It (Proposition 209) is really resegregation in California.

To speak, therefore, of an electric current in the nerves, is to use quite as symbolic an expression as if we compared the action of the nervous principle with light or magnetism.

It was a really good game, lots of midfield action.

We felt this was the appropriate course of action.

We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action.

The Union had to take urgent action. It's not a question of the commission not understanding the ordering cycle. When you take trade defense measures there is no ideal time.

The higher character a person supports the more they should regard their smallest actions.

We're pleased that the state is finally enforcing the terms of this agreement. It's been a long time coming. Global has violated a number of state laws, and we think this is an appropriate action.

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.

Displacement based on race is a form of genocide, as recognized under the Geneva Conventions. Destruction of a people's culture, by official action or depraved inaction, is an offense against humanity under international law.

The decision to remove Arafat that we took two days ago was not for immediate action, ... We are taking into account our allies and our friends, and that's the way we are working.

The administration's lack of action today hurts all Americans by refusing to acknowledge the obvious - that China manipulates its currency.

There's not a lot happening ... it's just really, really quiet. You might see this kind of action through Labor Day. Typically, this just isn't a good time of the year to put money to work.

I think something more formulaic was expected. But this movie is not just about the experience of a soldier, but also of a human being. We live in a world that is not always full of action.

We wanted to solve robot problems and needed some vision, action, reasoning, planning, and so forth. We even used some structural learning, such as was being explored by Patrick Winston.

A lot of the work these judges do, religion doesn't dictate the answer to it. Faith doesn't tell us what this antitrust statute means. It doesn't tell us how judges should go about interpreting antitrust action,

The advertising, the appeal of 'Mr. Camel' that takes place outside of school yards all across this country is just enticing these young people into this action,

We're glad that Josh has come forward and taken responsibility for Monday's incident. This is now a personal tragedy, and he will have to accept the full consequences of his actions.

I will act now. I will act now. I will act now. Henceforth, I will repeat these words each hour, each day, everyday, until the words become as much a habit as my breathing, and the action which follows becomes as instinctive as the blinking of my eyelids. With these words I can condition my mind to perform every action necessary for my success. I will act now. I will repeat these words again and again and again. I will walk where failures fear to walk. I will work when failures seek rest. I will act now for now is all I have. Tomorrow is the day reserved for the labor of the lazy. I am not lazy. Tomorrow is the day when the failure will succeed. I am not a failure. I will act now. Success will not wait. If I delay, success will become wed to another and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the person.

It's whether you can raise a claim under civil rights, a civil action, versus the typical way to challenge these things.

targeting was very careful and that action was proportionate.

It is very obvious that Israel has left the Gaza Strip, and has no right to come back and cannot carry out any measures under any excuses. I condemn those firing rockets and I ask everybody to halt such actions. I also condemn any act that can bring the occupation back to the Gaza strip.

It must be made absolutely clear that the actions of a few do not reflect the values, moral expectations or standards of behavior of this community and state. We deplore it, and we revolt at being associated with them,

The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.

Today's op-ed is nothing more than rhetoric. Senator Clinton can help establish common ground by taking action. A good first step would be to introduce legislation protecting the right to provide services and counseling to pregnant women seeking alternatives to abortion.

Doubt can only be removed by action.

With strong companies such as these opting not to go public, one can't help but wonder how accommodating the market is for tech issues. The IPO is no longer a reflex action, ... MA may be a better alternative. Companies are assessing whether they should try the IPO or take the cash, where they know they'll at least get something.

No thought, no action, no movement, total stillness only thus can one manifest the true nature and law of things from within and unconsciously, and at last become one with heaven and earth.

Individuality is the aim of political liberty. By leaving the citizen as much freedom of action and of being as comports with order and the rights of others, the institutions render him truly a freeman. He is left to pursue his means of happiness in his own manner.

Whether that's a suspension, whether that's booting someone off the team, he has to take decisive action. It's an absolute, rock-bottom, moral and ethical kind of thing. When it happens on your watch, you've got to deal with it.

The severity has been high in some cases, and we need to take some action.

No person can arise above his real desire. Desires are of value only when they drive us to action. Will and work must accompany desire. Then high resolve is born. Desire is the design that will spurs us into achievement.

The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.

We have a number of killed in the action in Nasiriya with the Marines -- I believe that number will remain less than 10 -- and a number of wounded,

In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to reveal it to the other eyes as mine see it.

You know the risk of having a bold agenda is that you get to step on multiple toes. In his first period as governor, by moving swiftly, he has given people more than one reason to disapprove of his actions.

We were surprised that GM said that it does not plan to reduce permanently assembly capacity in North America to reflect the Olds phase-out, ... GM's restructuring, especially its discontinuance of the Olds brand, is undeniably a step in the right direction. However, the costs of these actions are much more visible than their ongoing benefits right now. We anxiously await follow-up actions.

They're saying that right now. The sentiment might change with military action.

The first action we must take is to tackle the cause of the problem, ensuring concerted global action is taken to bring down world oil prices and stabilize the market for the long term.

It's a fairly significant jump. But there is no fundamental reason for it to go up. There was a little blip before when there was the threat of action. But last time there appeared to be no reduction in output from Iraq during the four days of military conflict.

Live With Regis and Kelly. I have heard it was Jessica who commenced the divorce action.

Man is never less sincere than when he asks, or offers, advice. When he asks it, he seems to defer to the wisdom of his friend, but really he seeks approval of his own opinion, and to make his friend responsible with him for his actions. When he offers advice, he seems to repay the confidence of his inquirer with disinterested zeal, while really seeking to bolster his own advantage or reputation.

An effective volume and value growth strategy is critical to the success of our system, ... While this strategy is working in some regions, in other key regions we still have much work to do. The benefit of our actions may not be immediate.

Not even other species are immune to the mirror's attraction. They're now thinking that dolphins, as well as humans and higher apes, can recognize themselves in mirrors, ... One of the ways they figured this out was that dolphins like to have sex in front of mirrors. When they drift out of eyesight they stop the action and move back in front of the mirror.

Responses to this request for information will assist the agency in determining an appropriate course of action as necessary to improve mine rescue capabilities.

We walked to demonstrate our deep displeasure at the action of the majority party they disregarded the clear will of the majority of the American people,