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One sticking point is their stance on nuclear power. They have a policy that they won't allow any nuclear-powered ships into their territorial waters.

One of the things that's difficult for people to understand is when you join the military, you don't sign up as an endorsement of any particular policy of the moment.

Obviously, we have policy and team rules, and this is a case that I'll deal with like all the others. I'll deal with it in a fair way, and deal with him in a fair way. But we've got to look into it first.

Of all the policy issues going on right now in Washington, this is probably the most important.

Of course I'm for Turkey joining the EU. But it's too simple to say that will make us all well-off and solve all our problems. Since the referendums in France and the Netherlands, Europe is preoccupied with itself. Various ideas are competing with one another about the character of the Union. Will Europe define itself exclusively through the past ? This is a conservative view and can ultimately be reduced to discussions on agricultural policy and the distribution of funds. This is always the case with short-term politics. But in the long term Europe needs an all-encompassing vision of itself and for that reason I recommend that Turkey joins.

Of course, aid is only one small part of international development. Some of the greatest benefits to the world's poorest can be achieved through policy changes by developed countries.

No one is out there keeping officials' feet to the fire to see that the law is applied. The whole government policy is so heavily slanted toward the investors these days that they've totally lost sight of social justice.

None of those people who have made that policy are moving off the scene.

None of these numbers here are outside the realm of the policy forecasts that the Fed chairman was talking about yesterday, and the market's kind of saying that.

No one should kid themselves. This is not a budget that is going to have a significant impact on the fiscal policy of this country.

No one knows the ins and outs of energy policy like Joe Barton.

One wants to make sure that it continues to build and not to be too far ahead of the curve in monetary policy if at the same time fiscal policy is also tightening.

On Iran, I thought he was quite good and positive ... I think our policy toward Iran makes sense, it includes the Europeans, the International Atomic Energy Agency, it includes diplomacy, the right to say we're going to defend Israel. I was pleased to see it wasn't mixed up in some of that 'axis of evil' stuff he sometimes says.

My assessment is there is no comprehensive oil policy today,

My administration's climate change policy will be science based,

More and more same-sex couples are having children, and we in society can't pretend they aren't. In states like Florida, you are a legal stranger to the child you brought into this world and helped raise. That is a horrible public policy that harms children.

More important (than heightened expectations of a policy switch next week) is what sort of policy framework the BOJ can present for the post-quantitative easing era, and there doesn't seem to be a consensus yet on this among the board members.

More and more lawmakers of both parties are increasingly disillusioned by the military's policy of exclusion and discrimination.

Monetary policy will be based on seeking a balance between growth and stability.

Monetary policy should respond to energy shocks by remaining focused on price stability. I think it is too soon to declare that 'pass-through risk' is entirely behind us.

Monetary policy is the perfect instrument for these circumstances. The Fed can keep pushing as needed, but still can turn on a dime and pull back as soon as spending starts to rebound.

Monetary policy is most effective when it is coherent, consistent and predictable as possible, while at all times leaving full scope for flexibility and the use of judgment as conditions may require.

Monetary policy has to be somewhat accommodative, since a tightening in credit will likely cause liquidity difficulties in businesses that are suffering from overcapacity.

Monetary policy has never been partisan. Economists of both parties think that if you keep inflation low, you can keep employment high.

Monetary policy expectations were the driving forces on the FX markets in most of 2005 and while we expect structural problems to come back to haunt the dollar in 2006 we expect monetary policy expectations to lend support to the greenback early in the year.

Monetary policy expectations were the driving forces on the FX (foreign exchange) markets in most of 2005 and while we expect structural problems to come back to haunt the dollar in 2006 we expect monetary policy expectations to lend support to the greenback early in the year.

Monetary policy can take a year, year and a half to rifle through the economy. Vehicle sales have held up somewhat better than what people have anticipated. You try to find balance ... When all is said and done, we don't anticipate the back end of this year to be a poor back end. We just continue to try to put forth what we think is the right balance. We're cautiously optimistic.

No one will go hungry, but the service level will be degraded. These policy changes are a result of working from an inferior, inadequate structure.

No. If folks call my phone, I answer. But no, we do not have a policy (for dealing with complaints).

No president that I can find in the history of our country has really ever adopted a policy of expanding presidential powers for the sake of expanding presidential powers. And I think that's what we have going on.

No other policy sells patients health care coverage that promises so much yet delivers so little.

Now that McDonnell has removed the primary excuse given for the failure to act that it was not necessary to do so we will be looking to the legislature to make it clear what the state's policy is. If the members of the General Assembly refuse to make an affirmative statement, one must only assume that they think it's appropriate to discriminate.

Obama has no power to change American policy because there are people who specialize in drawing these policies, which have been and still are hostile towards Islam.

Neither spin nor propaganda will do. And what the studies show is what's needed is a radical transformation of American foreign policy

NATO reaffirmed its open door policy and intends to offer maximum help in the implementation of the necessary reforms ... A timetable, I can't give you.

Obviously there's an extreme deference to his own opinion. But I don't think you will find a situation where he is operating independent of administration policy or positions on anything.

No calculations of interest, no schemes of policy can do the work of love, of the spirit of human brotherhood. There can be no peace without but through peace within.

no doubt that the current stance of policy ? will need to be changed at some point.

Nothing in the arguments made by the university should be interpreted as a suggestion that Penn State has abandoned its policy regarding affirmative action and nondiscrimination.

People who were short yen are a little bit nervous ahead of the BOJ policy meeting.

People vote with their feet. We think that's telling. All of our economic policy decisions in the foreseeable future should be made with an eye toward improving that figure. We can't sit back while New York morphs from the Empire State into the emptying state.

People would have a health care insurance policy they can call their own. They could choose one that exactly fits their families' needs and their budgets, be able to take that coverage with them from job to job and be able to fire their insurance company if it doesn't treat them well.

Perhaps we will still be using this policy for the World Cup. That would be a new concept.

policy that brings in the rest of the world and relieves their burden.

Policy management is really the key. Companies need to figure out their policies from a business perspective, and then communicating and managing those is the technology challenge. If you don't create this governance, then you have chaos. If you don't have a framework for coordinating services, there is no way to get the benefits of reuse.

Policy makers will observe the effects of the revaluation on the economy and the degree to which it is digested. This is an adjustment period.

Policy makers want to make sure in the language of their statement that whatever they do, it's meant as insurance -- they don't want to create alarm about the state of the economy, but they also don't want to create alarm in the bond market about the end of accommodative policy,

Policy makers seem to continue to believe that they can boost demand enough to alleviate the oversupply situation. They now talk of extraordinary monetary measures and huge tax cuts to stimulate demand, ... Although their timing was admittedly very poor, Japanese policy makers attempted the same thing.

Policy makers need to shift their focus from stimulating growth to guarding against economic excesses and inflation.

Policy makers make policy on long-term trends, ... This is temporary. Labor costs will eventually come down.

Policy makers here in Washington vastly underestimate the destabilizing effect of this lucrative underground market. As long as there are billions of dollars at stake, you'll always have people willing to get into the trade.

Policy makers are not doing their job properly in order to support the euro.

Policy makers are doing their best to try and convince market participants that there is a benign resolution to all our problems. That may not be the case.

Policy is being made in Washington by people who don't live in the real world. These are the same agencies that have done an awful job marketing the Nexus card.

Policy enforcement for security products and the ability to control access to the Internet from a central server are key success factors in ensuring corporate desktop security and protecting the bottom line. In looking at the big picture, this must all be part of a multi-layered anti-virus and content security solution that spans the entire network environment, from gateways and servers to desktops and mobile devices. Such an infrastructure enables the delivery of timely updates that protect every corner of your network -- and therefore your business.

Policy does not state pepper spray is prohibited. Schools have wide latitude how they deal with it.

Policy choices affecting who can return to which neighborhood, and with what forms of public and private assistance, will greatly affect the future character of the city.

Policies are renewed each year, and business owners should see that it comes back the way they want it to come back. Make sure the renewal policy is in line and up-to-date with the current business situation.

Police departments should have a zero-tolerance policy toward domestic violence. Officers and other violators should be treated as criminals just as they would in any other situation.

Politicians' remarks opposing a policy shift have reduced expectations of an early end to the deflation-fighting policy and raised concern over the independence of the central bank. It also harms the government's credibility; It's yen negative.

Politicians, industry groups and research bodies are all uniting to call on the ECB for policy action.

Politically, this is very serious for the president. If the base of his party has lost faith, that could spell trouble for his policy agenda and for the party generally.

Positive psychology is not remotely intended to replace therapy or pharmacology. So when depressed, anxious or in panic or post-traumatic stress disorder, I am all for therapies that will work. Positive psychology is another arrow in the quiver of public policy and psychology through which we can raise wellbeing above zero.

My take is that the Fed will continue to raise overnight rates until it feels it has moved from a stimulative to a neutral policy stance. That will likely take the funds rate to 4 per cent-to-4.25 per cent by yearend.

My sense is that at least in this state, Kerry is playing to tie on the foreign policy questions and the so-called values issues, the shorthand for which is God and guns. He comes into Ohio and he talks about being a sportsman, he talks about his military record, he talks about his faith, but he probably can't win on those issues,

Only by working together will we be able to form a stable, long-term energy policy that protects the citizens and ratepayers of Montana and protects our environment, while further strengthening our economy,

On the basis of the information available, the current stance of monetary policy is appropriate to ensure that the euro area will be able to maintain price stability over the medium term,

On the one hand, being labeled a foreign exchange manipulator is a toothless policy because it simply requires bilateral talks. Big deal. On the other hand, by citing them the administration demonstrates to an uppity Congress that it is on the case and steals their thunder.

On Sept. 10, there was a strong chance we'd dodge a recession as historically defined. One reason we had dodged a recession was remarkably timely Fed policy. Fed policy has as much chance to work as it ever has.

One of the major factors affecting pork producer profitability is the policy of the government as it impacts a producer's cost of doing business and their ability to effectively market their products. This award is a way for us to show our appreciation for the continued support that these legislators have demonstrated to Illinois pork producers.

One of the key components in environmental justice is getting people to the table to speak for themselves ... they need to be in the room where policy is being made.

One of the reasons we built a six-month time frame into restricting the imagery is so that all the issues related to this could be vetted. This (the online offerings) was one of the issues we knew about, but we felt there would be appeals. ... Do you take everything off now and then perhaps reinstate it, or do you wait and make the change when the policy becomes effective? We felt the best decision was to wait until there was resolution.

One of the most common questions I am asked is whether insurance or Medicare will pay for weight loss surgery. The new Medicare coverage decision is a very positive development for those affected by obesity, since private insurers often look to government policy when establishing their own coverage guidelines.

One of the extraordinary features of the Blair government has been its slavish support for the central tenets of Bush's foreign policy - above all, the war in Iraq. During the Cold War, the Wilson government resisted the suggestion that it should send troops to Vietnam.

I was surprised to see speculation of a policy change grow stronger. Bonds tumbled as stocks rallied on the solid economy. Yields are to rise in the next several months.

I wish there was something different I could tell you. But the government wrote this policy we're just here to administer it.

I would describe Stephen then pretty much as I would describe him now. He is a very serious person. He obviously enjoys his policy and his public policy musing. He's reserved, fairly quiet. There is no question of his smarts. He was often in a room full of persons and he was the smartest of them all.

If we don't have the resources, it doesn't make any sense to make policy decisions that can't be supported. You can't make these kinds of decisions in isolation.

If we don't have a policy that allows an immigrant to come across with their dignity and their respect as well as their work ethic, we're going to pay an awful price. We already are.

If we don't have accurate information, if we are not able to tell difficult truth one to another, we will never be able to effectively design a policy for Iraq.

If we do the right things from a policy perspective, the results will speak for themselves.

If we're going to talk electricity policy, we have to talk about economic and industrial policy too.

If the roof of your condo gets damaged, for example, and water leaks into the unit, the master policy would cover the roof repair but not individual unit repairs to things like the ceiling, walls, carpets or furniture,

If they continue, then we need to think about what our policy is with respect to a country that harbors terrorists or harbors war criminals, or was in recent times shipping things to Iraq.

If they choose not to invoke the policy within that year, then they are not eligible.

If they go out and attack the policy after leaving and they get personal about it, they're undermining civilian control.

I don't expect any major policy moves or anything substantive will come out of that.

I'd like to reiterate that it's a priority of Kyrgyzstan's foreign policy to develop relations with China,

I don't believe the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy has gotten the message that a more comprehensive, coordinated effort is needed,

I do not want another savings-and-loan situation like we had in the late 80s, coming out of bad policy with the PBGC, ... As we've watched this corporation deteriorate rapidly in recent years, the possibility of such a bailout has become increasingly real.

I don't believe for one minute that anybody got a contract, got an investment, got a policy decision made because they played golf with the governor,

ICQ is absolutely opt-in. AOL's privacy policy says we can't use navigational information in any way.

I come away with a very strong impression that Roberts will be a much more classical judicial restraint justice than any of the current justices. He betrays no real policy agenda.

I am concerned about information I have received indicating that President Bush, himself may have supplanted the role of veteran career litigators at the Department of Justice, ... As a result, I am particularly interested in learning about what role, if any, Phil Perry, associate attorney general and Vice President Cheney's son-in-law; Alberto Gonzales, assistant to the president and White House counsel; and Larry Lindsey, assistant to the president for economic policy and director, National Economic Council, played in this decision.

I am afraid that the ordinary citizen will not like to be told that the banks can and do create and destroy money. And they who control the credit of a nation direct the policy of governments, and hold in the hollow of their hands the destiny of the people.

I am in no doubt at all that our policy of engagements with the government of Iran ... is the best approach,

I believe that support for Al Gore and Joe Lieberman is support for sound economic policy and a strong economy for years ahead, ... I worked with Al Gore for six-and-a-half years ... and I was there when doing what was best also was politically hard.

I believe that on the basis of this stable balance, Taiwan and China's peaceful achievement of one China -- which is the policy of China, the policy of Taiwan and the policy of the United States -- can move forward,

I believe we have a start, and the indicators are that the policy is working in the right direction. I also believe there is a huge amount of work to do to help other groups of students get to school and be successful. We are just scratching the surface.

I believe the administration's policy to store the waste in a facility 2,000 feet below ground in the Nevada desert remains the best alternative,