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But you've got to understand what the other guy is about, even if at the end of the process you decide that there is no ground with this man or woman except to fight them. Lakhdar Brahimi
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Being a press secretary is like learning to type: You're hunting and pecking for a while and then you find yourself doing the touch system and don't realize it. You're speaking for the president without ever having to go to him. Larry Speakes
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I would dodge, not lie, in the national interest. Larry Speakes
Lie National Would Dodge National Interest Interest
Canadians have been very generous toward Haiti after the earthquake and, thanks to you, our most vulnerable people have received food, drinkable water, shelter, medical care and education. For that, we are extremely grateful. Laurent Lamothe
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As Minister of Foreign Affairs. I will work on deepening Haiti's links with its traditional partners from the North and the South, while exploring all the opportunities for economic, cultural, scientific and technological cooperation that may benefit my country. Laurent Lamothe
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Countries should think of Haiti not as a place where to do charity but a place where to invest and do business. And doing business in Haiti means poverty reduction. Laurent Lamothe
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Haiti is 10.4-million people, of whom 35 per cent are children under 15. The country has always had great potential - and this is still the case. Our ill fortune has long been a matter of bad governance. And now things have changed. Laurent Lamothe
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Dear friends of Haiti, we are indeed on the right track. Slowly but surely we are rising from the ashes. Laurent Lamothe
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Haitian diplomacy will be oriented toward the influx of foreign capital, direct investments that create jobs and stimulate economic growth. Laurent Lamothe
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Haiti is open for business! Laurent Lamothe
Business Open Haiti
There's been an increase in the number of Iraqis in training, but more Americans are dying and violence is increasing. Lawrence Korb
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We need to stop spending money on those weapons systems that do not advance national security. Lawrence Korb
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Too much may be the equivalent of none at all. Lee Loevinger
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Television is a golden goose that lays scrambled eggs; and it is futile and probably fatal to beat it for not laying caviar. Anyway, more people like scrambled eggs than caviar. Lee Loevinger
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Television is simply automated daydreaming. Lee Loevinger
Television Simply Daydreaming Automated
When you cut a half-a-trillion dollars from the defense budget, it affects almost every area in the defense budget. Leon Panetta
You Every Defense Defense Budget Area Almost Budget Dollars Affects Cut
Unfortunately these days, there is a hell of a lot that keeps me awake. Leon Panetta
Me Hell Days Lot Unfortunately Awake Keeps
If the Iraqis fail to implement the reforms, if they fail to get a handle on the violence, there's nothing the United States can do, militarily or otherwise, that can solve those problems. They have to assume the primary responsibility to govern themselves. Leon Panetta
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Winning in Afghanistan is having a country that is stable enough to ensure that there is no safe haven for Al Qaida or for a militant Taliban that welcomes Al Qaida. That's really the measure of success for the United States. Leon Panetta
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Well look, CIA is an agency that has to collect intelligence, do operations. We have to take risks and it's important that we take risks and that we know that we have the support of the government and we have the support of the American people in what we're doing. Leon Panetta
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The United States will do whatever we have to do to protect our forces. Leon Panetta
Will Whatever Our States Protect Forces United United States
I think what both Republicans and Democrats need to do and the leaders on both sides is to recognize that if sequester takes place, it would be disastrous for our national defense and very frankly for a lot of very important domestic programs. They have a responsibility to come together, find the money necessary to de-trigger sequester. Leon Panetta
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You know, one thing I've learned over 40 years is that when you have jobs in Washington, you do it day by day and that's what I'm doing as secretary of defense. Leon Panetta
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I don't engage in hypotheticals. Leon Panetta
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I mean, the Taliban, my view is that they have been weakened. We have not seen them able to conduct any kind of organized attack to regain any territory that they've lost. We've seen levels of violence going down. Leon Panetta
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Frankly, my fundamental beliefs have not changed. Leon Panetta
Changed Frankly Beliefs Fundamental
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