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As millions of Americans look for work, the Obama campaign and Democrats are attempting to distract attention away from this administration's dismal record. The attack they have launched against Mitt Romney shows just how worried they are about facing him in the general election.

Around the table there was complete recognition of the issue that we were attempting to deal with and a very strong measure of support, and no one expressed opposition,

The church hierarchy is attempting to scapegoat gay people for its own failure to address the sexual abuse of children and young people that it alone created and covered up. The evil in this is that they are trying to equate being gay with sex abuse, which is appalling.

Their economic impact is substantial. I think that's reflected by the fact that other states are actively attempting to attract them.

It's between 35,000 and 45,000 women, all low-income, many of them desperately poor and many of them attempting to get back into the workforce and finding a significant obstacle: the state of their teeth.

It's within (employees') legal rights to do that, but this group is a wolf in sheep's clothing. This is a labor organization attempting to masquerade as something else.

They are only attempting to explain the evolution of the universe between now and the collapse, whereas we showed how this can be embedded in a larger cyclic scenario that leads to an eternal universe.

It will be very hard for anyone to gain ascendancy as a PRI leader nationwide. I expect to see traditional PRI members attempting to control the party.

They are long overdue (for attempting another major attack) in this country.

Clinton has begun a dangerous game by attempting to instigate class warfare,

Clearly, Mr. Muhammad and his group of misguided individuals were attempting to bait our officers into violence. The Police Protective League urges you not to take the bait.

Iraqis are being targeted at an unprecedented rate. Wary of the ability of police and soldiers to provide protection, civilians are attempting to provide their own security, relying on neighbors and family or hiring armed guards.

Investors are attempting to square up their positions before the long weekend.

His actions by going out to the CIA, attempting to pressure analysts on the subject of weapons of mass destruction, all fall from his conviction that Saddam was an evil person who needed to be replaced by the US.

By attacking the Honor All Cards rule, Wal-Mart and the other merchants are attempting to use the antitrust laws to take the choice of how to pay away from the consumer, and claim it for themselves.

By breaking his own promises, Chen is attempting to stir up the secessionist sentiments in Taiwan and create confrontations between different groups of people in the island, as well as to provoke the mainland and strain the cross-Straits relations.

By bringing these indictments, the government is attempting to criminalize the type of tax planning that tax professionals engage in on a daily basis.

Homosexuals are attempting to redefine the family and what constitutes marriage, ... And because they cannot reproduce, they must recruit children into their movement.

How do we replace someone like Martin? Well, Martin was unique, as was Neil, so it's a question of moving on rather than attempting to recapture the qualities they possessed,

I don't know if we should use the word 'war,' ... Now we are faced with a conflict of a completely new nature, a conflict that is attempting to destroy human rights, freedom, the dignity of man, and I believe that everything must be done to safeguard these values of civilization.

There was also some contact between a 12-year-old girl in there. We believe that he was attempting to engage in some type of sexual activity with her,

The severe impact of the disaster has placed a profound stress on government at all levels, not to mention that of the individuals and businesses attempting to recover. We're going to have to use limited resources wisely.

They will not see marshals at 2:01 today attempting to take the boy by force. If we're compelled to enforce our order, we intend to do so in a reasoned, measured way.

They will simply be engaged in discussions of the Indonesian situation, and attempting to assess how things are going there and emphasizing the President's resolve that Indonesia take the necessary structural steps the IMF believes are necessary for recovery,

It was just a different way of doing things, and I'm often criticized for attempting difference, which is misinterpreted as style over content.

They were attempting to incorporate the regional approach that some members of the House are exploring. They didn't get there, obviously, but at least they were in Richmond at work. Where was the House?

It's increasing everywhere, ... The report illustrates very clearly that we really are failing in attempting to prevent the epidemic in most of the world.

After mature consideration it was unanimously agreed, that, to prevent as much as possible their attempting to return and molest the settlers that may be set down on their lands, a sufficient number of vessels should be hired with all possible expedition for that purpose.

are recovering the bodies and attempting to ascertain the cause of the crash.

Sometimes you'll have a heckler who's actually attempting to be supportive, but you don't realize it. Their way of expressing it is kind of confusing.

The bottom line is they are just attempting to build a right-wing voter base in the state of Illinois, which traditionally has been moderate.

The Court concluded that Microsoft violated the antitrust laws by abusing its monopoly power and attempting to monopolize the internet browser market. This sets the ground rules for enforcement in the information age.

The headaches and fatigue are normal. We are attempting to hide from the heat under trees and in tents during the daytime. At night, our activities will continue.

All Fisher Fellows must complete a three-month residency--it's the time when theory meets reality. To get them thinking about leadership techniques and the needs of schools at different levels of maturity, we place them in schools that are well-established, like our academies in Houston and New York, and they also spend time at schools that are just starting and still attempting to define their cultures. At the end of the residency, they are better equipped to make their vision a reality.

The key ... is attempting to ensure future compliance.

You can't tolerate anybody attempting to threaten or intimidate your body. You must respond with force.

A key feature of this curriculum enrichment focus is to offer students a deep and multi-layered exploration of complex subjects like history, politics, classics and philosophy that will undergird their journalistic skills. The Corporation hopes to encourages journalism schools to go beyond their current boundaries-to be expansive about the kind of courses and information their students should absorb while attempting to raise the profile of journalism education and its place within the university.

Accusations of genocide are a very sensitive issue and we are attempting to deal with it as such. The accusations are made against the Ottoman regime and are no reflection on the modern Turkish state or Turkish people. I have met to discuss the issue with a range of representatives from the Turkish community and agreed to host a seminar for them to present their view on this period of history.

It is yet one more example of how extremist groups in various parts of the world are attempting to gain political benefits through drawing attention to their rather misguided causes through the killing of innocent people.

It's the kind of information necessary for a trial like this. They are attempting to make a link.

For many kids, the only thing they know about money is how to spend it. By making classroom presentations on budgeting, savings and the value of compound interest, bank employees are attempting to turn the tide and create a generation of savers.

It's tough to come out of non-conference play with any confidence. We need to be a little realistic about what we're attempting to accomplish in these games. You want to create exposure, but winning will also do that. It's tough to win when you're coming in as 20- or 30-point underdogs each week.

It's not that he was Michael Jordan, but who is filling the 10 (points) and four (rebounds per game)? Who is even attempting that? Somebody just has to step up.

It's a real mess as anyone can imagine. We've been attempting to help as best we can to coordinate rescue efforts.

As we go forward in attempting to control bump drafting in those areas, there's going to be some very subjective calls being made. That's the reason we'd like to get this under way as quickly as possible. Hopefully we don't have to make a call. But if we do make a call in the twins, it wouldn't be quite as painful as having to make it in the Daytona 500.

That is a fact. We cannot support a situation where a minority is attempting to impose its will on the majority.

There was pretty good odds that we were definitely disturbing someone that was attempting to convalesce, or a surgeon who is attempting to do some complicated microscopic vascular procedure.

There was some type of explosion either heard or felt by the miners attempting to go in the mine for a shift change. They then backtracked out of the mine.

They are attempting to bury the Orchard Drive issue at No. 42 on the township priority list. This would put the solution to the safety issues several years into the future at best.

The Republicans are very sensitive to the idea that the Democrats are attempting to embarrass the White House, even when there's a legitimate issue to look into.

It seems to me as usual they are looking at the wrong address. They should look closer at home. I don't think the Sharon policy of attempting to besiege a whole people ... is a policy of utmost responsibility.

There is no unit that is directly reportable to the Secretary of Defense for clandestine operations as is described in the Washington Post article. ... Further, the department is not attempting to 'bend' statutes to fit desired activities, as is suggested in this article.

It's a transition period now. We're a constantly changing organism that is attempting to be a blessing to the community. The church is not pushing businesses out.

We wish the governor would have vetoed it, but it's not like we're surprised. He and his family were victims of the behaviour that it was attempting to end.

What's happening right now is that ski manufacturers are attempting to provide a one-ski-does-it-all scenario.

It's a pretty hard place to play. But, we're attempting to change a lot of things about Rogers basketball. We've won two big (conference) games on the road now and we're ready to go.

It makes sense in terms of Microsoft attempting to further enhance its reach into game development and enhancing the amount of exclusive content for the Xbox.

I am not attempting to convict the president but not remove him. I am not attempting to find him guilty in the legal sense of criminal wrongdoing,

I believe he is temperamentally and intellectually inclined to stick to the facts and the law in cases that will come before him on the high court, and that he will refrain from attempting to legislate from the bench,

If D-Day - the greatest amphibious operation ever undertaken - failed, there would be no going back to the drawing board for the Allies. Regrouping and attempting another massive invasion of German-occupied France even a few months later in 1944 wasn't an option.

I can ... assure the public that they will not see federal marshals at 2:01 today attempting to remove the child by force,

I can't think of anything more scary than a woman with a scarred uterus attempting a vaginal birth at home. I'm sure it's happening, and I'm sure some women have already died because of this, and some babies have died.

I do not believe that the situation which exists between and within nations where we have extreme wealth and extreme poverty side by side can be sustained in the long term without our attempting to do something about it,

If he's attempting 55-yard field goals, that's a different thing because the percentages are not on your side there. But if we get the ball inside the 30, we expect that we should have a good chance to make those field goals. Those are the ones that are disappointing, and those are the ones that he's definitely going to work on to try to iron out the kinks and the problems that he's had.

A man of understanding finds less difficulty in submitting to a wrong-headed fellow, than in attempting to set him right.

I swear you’re a woman. (Devyn) I would respond to that, but I don’t want to distract you while you’re attempting to drive and I’m dependent on you for my life. (Sway)

This message (that attempting to beat the market is futile) can never be sold on Wall Street because it is in effect telling stock analysts to drop dead.

If we seem to get no good by attempting to draw near to Him, we may be sure we will get none by keeping away from Him.

But I have always - ever since The Accidental Woman - written novels about individuals attempting to make choices in the context of situations over which they have no control.

The main focus or reason behind the raid yesterday was the fact that there were outstanding warrants for individuals that we were attempting to apprehend,

The market is attempting to stabilize after a terrific run, ... Many stocks moved up without any fundamental underpinnings and corporate earnings, by and large, look less than impressive. Portfolio managers are looking for visibility of earnings over the next quarter or two.

You will not grow without attempting to do things you are unable to do.

Nothing makes you look older than attempting to look young.

Taking 1,000 meetings attempting to get backing to do clothing...

attempting to find in motion what was lost in space.

The earth is attempting to rid itself of an infection by human parasite.

To live without philosophizing is in truth the same as keeping the eyes closed without attempting to open them.

While most managers spend their time attempting to predict the future accurately - and while that's valuable - the best managers are able to generate a future which was not going to happen otherwise - that is, a future which was not predictable.

Please. Don’t switch off my mind by attempting to straighten me out. Listen and understand, and when you feel contempt don’t express it, at least not verbally, at least not to me.

I'm a dreamer and continue to dream of what can and will be, "Expecting great things from God, Attempting great things for God

Network television has been attempting to lure viewers for years with its low-interest programming only to have those viewers discover later that their brains are bankrupt.

Not all those who are attempting to conduct successful businesses are profiteers

This is a kind of Orwellian scenario of attempting to deprive a people of a sense of past and a sense of community on which it depends and to rewrite history,

Politics resemble religion; attempting to divest either of ceremony is the most certain mode of bringing either into contempt.