Clearly (the legislature) has not been able to support any tax on cigarettes, not to mention a 93-cent tax. And we have to be able to take what we can get. We can't continue to be locked into the rigidity of 93 cents. |
Clearly there has been additional damage to the wreckage since it was discovered. It hasn't been protected very well. Ultimately, the Park Service is supposed to manage its resources so they've fallen down on the job. |
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Clearly, Canada is not going to send troops to Iraq. That's just a fact and you've made that decision ... so that's off the table. But maybe we re-engage on softwood, re-engage on missile defense. It's an opportunity. |
Clearly, Katrina hasn't shown up in the jobless claims yet, but it will, ... Next month, we're going to be looking at one of the largest one month negative spikes in the history of this series, going back to the '30s. |
Clearly, this is a severe blow to Microsoft, ... I think upon appeal it may not be as harmful to Microsoft at the end of day as it appears, but it's clearly disappointing and it will set a negative tone to the market. |
Coffey really made huge strides last year in the bullpen. We still think he has a future in that role. It may be a situation where we gradually give him opportunities instead of throwing him into the fire immediately. |
Coke is an enduring brand. It's got quite a lot of goodwill among consumers, so it can probably ride things like this. But then there's the question of short-term damage. They probably could have minimized it further. |
Colin Powell was somebody who understood the words, who truly listened and who cared about the problems of the world, ... I hate to see him go precisely at the time when the prospects for a breakthrough are improving. |
Combined, these people have a greater aggregate income than some third-world countries. How has America hurt them? How have they been injured by what's taking place in America? And where are their ideas and solutions? |
Coming into this year, I had high hopes, and I feel like we didn't play up to our expectations this far, but you're only as good as your last game. We've got a chance to come out on Wednesday and turn that all around. |
Communication. It's the first thing we really learn in life. Funny thing is, once we grow up, learn our words and really start talking, the harder it becomes to know what to say. Or how to ask for what we really need. |
Companies appear to have turned cautious because of the possibility of spikes in crude oil prices, which could hit corporate profitability. Oil prices have been stable recently, but are still generally at high levels. |
Companies have finally cleaned up excessive debt and are turning to banks for funds. This shows the Bank of Japan that consumers and companies are confident about the economy and don't expect price declines to resume. |
Concern about the possibility that blood transfusion or organ donation may have transmitted West Nile infection to recipients of organs from a single donor has prompted the ongoing investigation that is now under way, |