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    We know that implementing the convention will not be easy, as smoking is an ingrained habit in China, but the government has made clear its commitment to take action.


    If it's obvious that the bulk of legislative leaders aren't interested in moving forward, we can lead a horse to water but we can't make him or her drink, ... So we're not going to force their head into the river.




    If Congress does not address the exports problem, company simply will pocket tax breaks. Any actual increase in production occurring in the U.S. will likely to find its way out of the county and prices will continue to climb.

    To secede from the Union and set up another government would cause war. If you go to war with the United States, you will never conquer her, as she has the money and the men. If she does not whip you by guns, powder, and steel, she will starve you to

    At a minimum his conduct has been curious. At the worst, it's been very, very suspicious. As a lawyer, I know that could mean absolutely nothing. However, as a a member of Congress and one who respects this body and institution and has affection for my friend, I'm deeply concerned.

    The GMB has welcomed news of tomorrow's increase in the minimum wage to more than 5 an hour for adult workers. The increase comes after the government accepted the recommendations of a report from the low pay commission. Further increases could take place after another report by the commission next year. We welcome the increase in the national minimum wage to 5.05 an hour and we look forward to the new rate of 5.30 next year, ... This will be of great benefit to many of Britain's low-paid workers and is one of the major achievements of the Labour government.


    We're still not convinced there is a good reason for the government to withhold what is typically a public document. However, this new order is the correct legal way for the government to try to prevent the release of the report, as opposed to the unconstitutional effort to control the flow of information in a free society.




    Our team will fight for the possibility to form the government. We perceive these positions not as a goal, but as an instrument to realize the ideals of the Orange Revolution, ... I don't want people's trust in government to die.

    I'd anticipated the Liberals would want to delay the election at least until the spring, if not longer, ... But look, if there's a necessity to have a fall election and the NDP ceases to prop up the government, that could still happen.



    This preliminary injunction threatens every American technology company's right to innovate and define what goes into its products. The ruling puts the government into the middle of complex product design issues in an industry that, for more than 20 years, has experienced incredible growth, innovation and competition - without government intervention.

    I would give us as a government a 'D' on communication -- both within the government, and between the government and the public.

    So his choices are he can do nothing and sort of fudge it -- but you can't get away with that. The public and Congress are going to want something done. ... I've said this about Bud, and I think I'm right, his first instinct is always wrong. The second is almost always right.




    A lot of different things go into the mix when determining whether or not Roberts is confirmed. The Senate exerts a little more authority when dealing with judges, and the stakes will be higher.

    I'm not against increasing the minimum wage. It's just that I don't think we have sufficient information to get it through the Senate and the House. It's hard to go to legislators with inconclusive data.





    It is unfortunate that Americans are no longer aware of what the constitution says and what their rights are. Because of that, we are often very passive about what happens when the government violates those rights.

    At some point it becomes a human rights issue. A hotelier might like greeting people and want to continue doing it. What right has the government to tax that person out of business

    If you want to really help the economy right away, the fastest way to do that is to have the government spend the money itself, ... The next step would be to give tax cuts to low- and middle-income people, who are more likely to spend the money.

    You can make more money on unemployment than you can going down and getting one of those jobs that is an honest job, but it doesn't pay as much. And so, that's what's happened to us is that we have put in so much entitlement into our government, that we really have spoiled our citizenry and said you don't want the jobs that are available.

    This drug coverage program was clearly designed by Republicans in Congress to serve the interests of the drug and insurance industries. America's seniors were an afterthought.


    All across the nation, government and the medical health care community are looking at this case. From the open records perspective, the view is, and has been, that the Texas open records law requires disclosure in many cases.


    If the European countries that are there in Bosnia now all decide to pull out ... when we take out the land forces, I think it will make it very difficult to get the vote to expand NATO in the Senate.

    This is entirely in the lap of the government at this point. It's up to the government to decide whether they want to prosecute Dr. Al-Arian on the basis of evidence rejected by this jury or if they want to deport Al-Arian, or if they'll allow him to live in the country in peace.

    Accordingly, it is our task to ensure that the Government formulates policies that foster the continued development of the IT sector while also providing for citizens' access to technology and opportunity for economic advancement.



    Committee chairman Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) set the easygoing tone early on. I am sure Senator Cohen knows all the answers to the questions he will hear today he has probably asked some of them in some hearings in the past, ... We may even get to hear excerpts of some of the speeches Senator Cohen made during his tenure in the Senate. I am sure he is looking forward to hearing those words again.


    The new amendments on the draft open wide horizons and give everyone another chance to have a proportional role to participate in the political process to build the new Iraqi government. The political process in Iraq, in spite of all its many complication

    One way that we might encourage others to come forth with potential savings is to demonstrate that we ourselves are willing to forgo this COLA, ... It's a gesture that members of the Senate ought to make.



    You may not be aware but in government departments, no one does any work on Friday and most offices are deserted by 2.30pm. Consequently, the OBO team can rest assured they are not throwing sand in the over-oiled mechanism of the civil service.



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