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I felt great. My hand wasn't an issue at all. It was fun to get on the field and start getting ready.

Bush is implicated. For Bush to fire Rumsfeld is for Bush to declare himself a failure as president. Iraq is the main issue of his presidency.

Bush is no longer in command the way he used to be. With Social Security, he picked the one issue that could unite the Democrats. And now most Americans think that with Iraq he was either dishonest or incompetent.

But the resolution of the issue may begin to alleviate fears about systemic risk?Today we should all be looking at our financial system and saying these risks are very low, very few, and that we have a financial system that is sound.

Chris has always said he will win or lose this election on the war. This is an issue of principle. Chris believes the war is the right thing to do.

China believes that using diplomatic means within the framework of the Agency (IAEA) to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue is conducive to peace and stability in the region concerned, is conducive to safeguarding the international non-proliferation regime, and is in line with the fundamental interests of all parties.

China has always stood firmly in maintaining peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and will actively propel parties concerned to solve the nuclear issue through peaceful dialogue,

China is the injured party. First of all, the responsibility issue must be clearly defined,

China represents the best partisan foreign policy issue in the U.S. political system today, ... So a senator, a congressman, a politician can appear to be standing up for American interests and fighting communism by taking on China.

China will, along with various parties, continue its support to the diplomatic efforts aiming at an early and appropriate solution to this issue within the framework of the IAEA.

China will strengthen its clampdown on financial crimes including beefing up supervising and oversight systems and improving its legal system to prevent such violations. China has achieved big improvement on the issue last year.

China will, together with the international community, continue to strive for the political settlement of the Iraqi issue within the framework of the United Nations.

Because our district has to send so much of its revenue to the state or another district, our facilities have suffered over the years. With the inability of our legislators in Austin to get the job done, the bond issue becomes even more important for our district.

Because the voters are going to decide this issue one way or the other, I just don't think the candidates' positions are that big of a deal.

Because they could not determine when they were going to be clear to land, it made no sense to continue circling the airport with storms in the area. It wasn't an issue of the fuel being out or low.

Because of that we cannot issue a building permit.

Because of the immense publicity that's mushroomed around this issue in the past six months, more people are getting emotional about the topic. And it's generally not on my side.

Because of the lack of economic direction and data at the moment the security issue has played a bit more of a role than it would normally. But if you look at the turning point for a lot of things it's the U.S. non-farm payrolls numbers, not anything else.

Because of the nature of our travel and the makeup of our employees, it has never been an issue that we had to centrally regulate, ... The clubs have been close enough as to what they require of the players.

Basically this sub-concession will give them more control and it's important because it is the last available sub-concession. But the real issue for us is when their two casinos are going to be completed as there were some delays and changes to the development.

I have been here over 20 years, and every year we get calls about fireworks. We will go out and issue citations and confiscate fireworks.

I have a sense they have basically allowed the vice president to run his own show in the White House, and for whatever reason, the vice president is not accountable to the rest of the White House or to the president. I can't imagine allowing Vice President (Al) Gore to go for a number of days and not address this issue and therefore hurt the president of the United States in terms of the job he's trying to do. The first priority in the White House is not the vice president. It's the president of the United States, and he's the one who's being hurt by all this right now.

Having traveled for 45 years in the Arctic, what I've seen the last 15 years is shocking. We need to finally face up that we have an issue here and we need to get back to solutions.

Here is a case where on this core issue where he is instead polarizing again and widening,

Here is the truth of the matter. The individuals that we invited were, one, expected to speak, and were expected to present their opinions on the issue of taxation, specifically as it pertains to cars and trucks. We had a variety of opinions expressed by the invited guests that were there.

What is broken about the way we are handling matters involving subpoenas to the media? We rarely issue subpoenas to the media seeking information about confidential sources. And when we do, it is only after painstakingly careful review and meticulous adherence to our internal guidelines.

He obviously has strong credibility in the positions he's taken for many, many years now. But you've got this other thing that he's got to deal with first - these criminal charges. And that'll be issue number one.

What we don't have is a willingness for any Democrat to work with a Republican -- that's the biggest problem right now. It's too big of a partisan issue for Democrats to cooperate on, and that's been our biggest problem. We don't need a commission to tell us that.

What we have made clear is that we will have a discussion on the issue of peaceful nuclear energy, and in particular the subject of the provision of a light water reactor, but only at an appropriate time.

What you have here, with illegal immigration, it's an issue in the economy. It's an issue where immigration law is out of date, an expression of a different era than the one we're living in.

What youre going to see as we continue to look at the race issue is a collection of civil rights leaders and African-American politicians grouped together and push the race issue to make sure that it does not move to the back-burner and theyre really gonna bring heat to the White House.

Here, unfortunately, the memo itself creates the perception of bias and it will be crucial for this nominee to address the issue head on,

Here, we'd like to advise the United States to think over its own human rights issues, correct its erroneous double standards on the human rights issue and stop using human rights as an excuse to interfere in other countries' internal affairs.

Here you have three levels of government working together on an issue that the community, or the group most affected by that issue, . . . is left out. We have the expertise within our community.

We are finding the Russians are not moving on this issue despite the commitment.

We support Russia's negotiations with Iran on the nuclear issue and hope the talks with yield positive results.

We take this initiative today to solve this issue from a humanitarian perspective, and God willing we will succeed.

We take this issue extremely seriously. That is why we have spent considerable resources to construct a very detailed minority and women business contracting and hiring program.

We take this issue on one vote at a time,

We've found time and time again that sales taxes did not have a significant impact (on online sales decisions), ... Sales tax is a smaller issue for consumers.

We're pleased the appellate court found in our favor in the most important issue and we're confident we'll prevail on the other issue.

We're pleased to be working with Representative Barrows and other legislators on this important piece of legislation. Our bill?like others?asks for the legislature to let the people of Kentucky decide on this important issue by a constitutional amendment. The bill calls for designated revenue for education, healthcare, local government, veterans, the environment, the horse industry, and more.

We're obviously concerned by these results, ... but, thank God, we're finding this out now rather than later, because this is a critical issue for officer safety, and the adverse effects could be horrible otherwise.

We're on par to win the nomination with flying colors. It remains to be seen what kind of showing Jim Gilchrist is going to make. ... He's talked about one issue and this is a fairly sophisticated district.

I have submitted a proposal regarding this issue to the ongoing CPPCC session, calling for an early amendment to the existing advertising law.

I addressed the tax issue straight up without any fluff. The questions were asked and I answered them.

I admire what she's done in the sport. She came out and had to fight her way in. She kicked the door open - 'Not only are we going to be here, we're going to win, so get used to it.' Now it's normal. This is not an issue in drag racing.

I advised him that the president needs to make clear to the American people, in a way that he did to us today, his contrition, his sorrow for his actions, and he needs to do that not just once, he needs to understand that this is a process that is ongoing, that this issue will be raised time and again throughout the weeks, perhaps even months, ... He needs to address it on a continual basis with the kind of concern that he expressed to us today but he also needs to get to the issues that he was elected to address in this country.

Humor can inform and break down stigma, which is a huge issue in the military.

How you define yourself is a major issue for young people and adults alike.

HP management argues that the cost savings inherent in this deal are significant and that a stronger enterprise computing company will emerge. We, however, believe that the issue is not whether management can achieve their cost savings target of $2.5 billion. The more important issue is how much revenue will be lost from the acquired Compaq business,

I accept there is an issue which we have to confront.

I actually don't mind whether people can choose the sex of the baby - in fact humans have been trying to do it for 3,000 years. But there is a real issue about the safety of the technique.

Humidity, rather than the sun, will be the key issue here. But we're professional players who have played around the world in different conditions.

We may be more vulnerable to sea level rise than we thought and it may be more rapid than we have anticipated. This is an issue we should take very seriously.

Have you read the screen international review which was never quoted when the others came out...there's a fairness issue here.

He continues to issue press releases claiming that the court has already ruled that Mr. Noe committed a fraud. That's false.

He can wrap himself in the rule of law and say, 'The people have spoken, ... This is probably one issue in which Schwarzenegger is probably a winner at a time when he has very few issues going his way.

He certainly understands their concerns. The cuts are unfortunate. However, this is an issue for the university system.

He (Chappell) needs to respect the ICC more and understand what they have said about my bowling action. It's disappointing that he chose to bring this issue up again.

He was settling for some shots I thought. As a defender, you hope he does that. But he got it going in the fourth quarter. A guy like that is just going to keep forcing the issue until he finds it, and you've just got to hold on.

We made the issue at stake in these elections very clear: whether Japan should go ahead with structural reforms, or stop them. As a result, we've gained the support of a wide section of the population.

We lost our composure for six or seven minutes and that cost us. It doesn't surprise me (because) that's been our biggest issue all year is having discipline and having composure. This time of year, it's magnified and you have to be even stronger and you've got to have a stronger will and stay in the hockey game.

We look at the laws that are in effect today and I think enforcement is probably the key issue right now. Perhaps we can get more enforcement on the lake.

He could debate an issue more articulately than anyone I've seen in my 22 years in the Senate.

I am intent on making this immigration issue part of the national debate during that Presidential election... and I will do that any way I can.

I am happy to state that the issue of retainer contracts has been dealt with successfully. A lot of compromises have been made on both sides and a framework has been agreed upon, paving the way to move forward.

I am happy with the judgment because it will help establish the ground reality on this issue (rehabilitation) within three months.

I am happy with the way the club has managed the issue and I look forward to contributing in a senior role.

I am honored that everyone wants to be a part of this. It doesn't seem to be a problem or an issue to get people to do things. We have all 60 slots filled and there's never a shortage of singers.

H.E.U. is going to be a major issue when we get to the declarative stage.

He understands enough in baseball terms to figure out what I'm trying to say. I don't think it's a big issue when it comes to calling a game.

If the energy committee chairman wants to make the issue of drilling off Florida an agenda item, so be it; let's talk about it.

If we are consistent (in the running game) and grow there we'll be that much better in the passing game. We are going to find other guys who are play-makers out there. That will be the big issue offensively. We are strong in the interior, and we need to see who comes to the forefront at receiver.

If we make sure there is no risk of exposure, that's the main issue we have to deal with.

If the trend with pre-retirees continues, the sheer size of the 77 million baby boomer population, coupled with impending postage increases, will drive up the government's costs to issue paper checks exponentially.

If the trend with pre-retires continues, the sheer size of the 77 million baby boomer population, coupled with impending postage increases, will drive up the government's costs to issue paper checks exponentially.

if someone does, we will listen very, very carefully and look into the situation. It's clearly an issue that is troubling to a lot of people in the state of Iowa.

If the Bank of Japan can confirm one more month of CPI gains, its policy conditions on prices will be satisfied, and the only remaining issue will be its overall judgment of the economy's strength.

He is a real person. His power is really a moral issue more than a superhuman issue. He is for the people, fighting for the people, with the people. I think that, for generations, has been one of the greatest qualities.

He was amazing in his ability to get to the core of the issue and bring some common sense to bear.

He was a very good point-of-attack blocker, ... The big issue with him is whether he was going to be healthy or not. He's back, he's healthy, and I think as we've gone through our off-season and training camp, he's gotten his confidence back.

He's caught between his own contradictions. A lot will depend on the way people judge the present event. Will they say, 'We need a tough guy and Sarkozy is the right man.'? Or has Sarkozy been playing with fire and he's getting what he deserved? That's the big issue in political terms: Will it serve him or will it destroy him?

He will be one of the key players because the United States is the largest contributor and a great power in the Security Council, ... There are conflicting views on nearly every issue that is on our plate for the reform, and the largest player in the U.N., of course, plays a key role.

He hasn't been home but they think they may know where he is but they're not sure and they haven't been able to contact him. From the NSW point of view, we don't know where Leroy is. He didn't come to the launch, didn't come to training and didn't get on the plane to Brisbane. But firstly, that's obviously a family issue and it's extremely sensitive and you have to handle these things carefully.

He had to jump through some legal hoops to issue this opinion. It leads us to believe it was more about political ideology than legal standing.

He had a timing issue early in camp. When the timing is off, you start to make adjustments and things start going the other way.

I'm a huge Robert Altman fan and don't take issue with his filmmaking, as eccentric as it is. But I just think 'Nashville' was a world he didn't know.

I'm a little bit concerned that this is September, and we're still having an issue with this. It should have been fixed weeks ago. We knew it was a problem when we first started school. I guess if enough kids get sick then they'll do something.

HIV/AIDS continues to be a major public health issue and the Mass Red Ribbon Ride is an important call to action. Tufts Health Plan supports the efforts of the Mass Red Ribbon Ride to increase awareness and decrease the impact of HIV/AIDS in Massachusetts.

Hockey is a religion in Canada and there will be a disproportionate amount of coverage of this. It is an issue we would rather have not occurred and we hope it doesn't take away from some of the other athletes.

Historians and scholars have access to every issue of every newspaper and journal written during the civil rights struggle of the 1960s but can access only a comparative handful of papers covering the election of Barack Obama.

Historically, we're not allowed to have more than one migrant issue each session. So overall, we've done very well.

God willing we may be done with this issue before the (March 14) deadline.

Here the issue will be: What is our response to the sparks?

There is a moral issue behind this, and it's unfortunate that the university has seen this so far as having no role at all.

There is an issue here; operators argue that they can no longer get into the likes of Heathrow, London and other main hubs at peak times,

There is an issue that needs to be addressed.

There is an issue with respect to getting electrical power so that we can operate the various pipe lines that supply fuel to the rest of the country, ... deliver finished products, diesel and gasoline, to the Northeast and to the Southeast.

The rainfall is going to be a major major issue and it could intensify because it is moving so slow.