... As part of Part B of Medicare... |
'The president has formulated a lot of his own views,' said an aide, 'and has a very firm idea of what he wants to do and accomplish with his foreign policy.' |
"Let us rid ourselves of the fiction that low oil prices are somehow good for the United States." |
(President) Clinton has said that he will hold on to power until the last hour of the last day. |
(The monitor) detected some minor periods, very short periods, one to two seconds each, of rapid heart rate, |
[• Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday defended the coalition mission to overthrow Saddam, saying it would have been irresponsible not to take action.] It was Saddam Hussein himself that made war unavoidable, ... We are not going to answer further danger by simply issuing diplomatic protests or sharply worded condemnations. We will not wait in false comfort while terrorists plot against innocent Americans. |
[And the low-key (make that hardly visible) running mate even got off a good one at the expense of his opposite, who's been making Cheney look like the dud of the slate.] One observer of the military, ... had this to say last year: 'Our military faces readiness problems,' he cautioned, 'including falling recruitment, and retention in critical skill areas; aging equipment that costs more to keep operating at acceptable levels of reliability; a need for more support services for a force with a high percentage of married personnel; and frequent deployments.' |
[Approving gay marriage is the correct and moral thing to do, even if the country isn't ready for it. Just as it took major movements to oppose sexism and racism, we are in the now midst of] the first throes ... a long hard slog. |
[Bush introduced his wife Laura, whom he said] America would love as a first lady, ... I wanted someone by my side who I could trust. That man is Dick Cheney. |
[By midday, Vice President Dick Cheney even called into Rush Limbaugh's radio show to offer assurances.] You'll find when we look back 10 years from now that it will have been a great appointment, ... You'll be proud of Harriet's record, Rush. Trust me. |
[Cheney told NBC on Sept. 14, 2003, that he didn't know who sent Wilson on a mission to Niger to explore claims that Iraq was seeking nuclear material.] He never submitted a report that I ever saw when he came back, ... I don't know Mr. Wilson. I probably shouldn't judge him. I have no idea who hired him. |
[Cheney will fly Air Force Two to the islands from New Mexico. He'll spend 13 and a half hours in the air (total round trip) and about two hours on the ground. The rally is scheduled for 11 p.m. local time. Why Hawaii?] Hawaii is a state where the president's leadership resonates, ... It's a very close race. We think we're competitive, and we think it's worth the trip. ... There's an opportunity out there. |
[Dick Cheney took two opportunities this week to declare publicly that 75-year-old Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., seems to be] losing it. ... a lot older than I am, and it shows. |
[Hailing what he described as] major progress ... I think they're in the last throes, if you will, of the insurgency. |
[Hussein] is actively pursuing nuclear weapons at this time, and we think that's cause for concern, for us and for everybody in the region, ... And I found during the course of my travels that it is indeed a problem of great concern for our friends out there as well. |