332 Quotes About Affairs


  • Author Lloyd Cutler
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    Later in that administration, I was asked to take a job which I had to turn down as Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs because we were just then putting together the merger of two small law firms that became this law firm. I couldn't leave them at that point.

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  • Author Noam Chomsky
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    Over the years, there have been a series of concepts developed to justify the use of force in international affairs for a long period. It was possible to justify it on the pretext, which usually turned out to have very little substance, that the U.S. was defending itself against the communist menace. By the 1980s, that was wearing pretty thin.

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  • Author Noam Chomsky
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    International affairs is very much run like the mafia. The godfather does not accept disobedience, even from a small storekeeper who doesn't pay his protection money. You have to have obedience; otherwise, the idea can spread that you don't have to listen to the orders, and it can spread to important places.

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  • Author Robert Clark
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    These awards demonstrate how effective Behind The News has been at communicating complex news and current affairs to kids, both at home and internationally.

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  • Author Sean Conway
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    Sen. Allard testified in front of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee last year that a number of hurdles have to be cleared before he could support this legislation, including putting it to a statewide referendum. The issue is larger than just Pueblo County.

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  • Author Vincent Creel
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    All elected leaders will be looking at whether the regional system is fair and equitable to the taxpayers who elected them. Regional systems are nothing new to us. We already participate in regional libraries, wastewater, transit and the airport. We just don't want one city subsidizing the affairs of others.

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  • Author Chuck D.
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    The state only recognizes the state lottery, horse racing and its authorized off-track betting sites, the casinos and any charitable gambling event that is authorized by the state Office of Consumer Affairs or controlled by the Legislature.

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  • Author Dorothy Denning
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    The concern is over what will happen as strong encryption becomes commonplace with all digital communications and stored data. Right now the use of encryption isn't all that widespread, but that state of affairs is expected to change rapidly.

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