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Blame Quotes
I cannot blame certain senators if they are so determined to use all of their time and energy to block this genuine outpouring of support from the people because they will already become irrelevant once the People's Initiative succeeds in paving the way for a parliamentary system of government.
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Activists Quotes
Governor Gregoire demonstrates the difference that Democratic leadership often makes when it comes to equality for our families. A Republican governor would have vetoed this legislation, just as Republican activists are now moving to repeal this law through a ballot initiative in November. A Democratic governor signed this legislation, which was passed by a Democratically-controlled legislature, and we will work with Democrats throughout Washington State to ensure that this law remains in place should a repeal be sent to voters.
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Benefit Quotes
The initiative makes use of 'essential2' as an homage to the traditional display of a chemical compound formula one would see on the periodic table of elements in any science classroom, ... The campaign is a constructive way for us to engage and have a dialogue with the very people who use, enjoy and benefit from our products.
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Attention Quotes
The initiative is a severe limitation of the number of crimes that can be considered for a life sentence. It involves the release of thousands of felons that juries, judges and prosecutors ... have decided ... should serve their sentences. We would hope that the people would pay attention to our vote.
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Aims Quotes
The Initiative aims to analyze the issues facing China and the problems and opportunities that China's rise presents to other nations, ... The Initiative will make recommendations to policy- makers on these challenges, as we seek to understand -- and promote others' understanding of -- the internal transformation of China and its emergence as a major factor in the new international system.
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Appears Quotes
The hard core group of the city council has done it again, ... They've succeeded in another bank robbery of the taxpayers. It appears the voters are going to have to speak sometime in the future. It does appear at this time that the only way to get control of these people's car allowance, salary and fringe benefits is by a public initiative in the year 2007.
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Activities Quotes
The Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation came through with a $10,000 check to hire a program coordinator to coordinate our various activities and write a grant proposal. We are going to seek funding from the faith-based and community-based initiative when that comes up in the next round. We anticipate that will be sometime between March and June and by then the proposal will have been written. Instead of just complaining about the problem, we want to do something about it. Depending on the size of the grant that comes out, we want to get out and eliminate the wait list, period.
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Assistant Quotes
The firing of my assistant was nothing but a political pay back because I stated the facts and the law regarding the senior center initiative petition. There has been an assistant to the clerk for the past 17 years, a lot longer than there has been an administrator or administrative assistant.
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Morning Quotes
I still don't understand why you don't mention the family charitable foundation, the Clinton Global Initiative. The Clinton Global Initiative is actually like a Morning Call for women all over the world. When the Clinton Global Initiative comes, that's a signal to women all over the world to come to New York.
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Couple Quotes
Some years ago our Japanese counterparts asked us to resume the discussions of the issue and so we did meeting them halfway. Over the passed couple of years the contacts were practically frozen on the initiative of the Japanese side, not ours. At the same time, presently our partners have expressed their eagerness to resume discussions on this issue [the Kuril Islands].
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Self Quotes
What the carburetor, sparkplug and self-starter are to an automobile, initiative, private enterprise and executive ability are to industry as a whole, including the wage earner, wage payer, wage spender and wage saver, i.e., the investor. If the sparkplug and self-starter get out of commission, the car will come to a standstill.