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[The four documents] are nearing completion or are either undergoing final editing or are in some stage of final coordination, ... to allow and encourage a wide variety of views to come to the surface. |
[The Republican victory last week probably did not alter the outlook much for either side.] The giants in the industry are matched up against the giants in the telecom community, ... It's a fair fight. |
[The SCO issue] hasn't impacted our ability to close business, ... There are a group of technology buyers on the fence right now, and the resolution of the SCO issue will help them make their decision. |
[The] city council vote represents a historic moment for the city of Toronto and Canadian soccer, ... We look forward to continuing to work with MLSE to finalize an agreement for an MLS expansion team. |
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[They also argued the Dorgan amendment would prevent the United States from negotiating improvements in its trade remedy laws.] That's a lot of rubbish, ... They don't intend to negotiate improvements. |
[They should] create a democratic system and give freedoms, and not grant rights in just dribs and drabs, saying that maybe a woman can drive a car but she can only work within limits in the workplace, |
[Trying to rob Livingston of the remaining votes are Reps. Christopher Cox (R-California) and Jim Talent (R-Missouri).] It's sort of like an Easter-egg hunt, ... It's whoever gets the Easter egg first. |
[Tuesday's win] gives us so much confidence. We were 7-1 before, and now we're 1-0 to begin league, and we had to beat a very good Golden West team to do it. This is an important stepping stone for us. |
[Two months later Oracle nemesis Steve Ballmer, president of Microsoft, was asked to respond to Ellison's comments.] I think he is right, ... We don't agree on much, but I think on that we would agree. |
[Wednesday] night, I had the best night's sleep I'd had in a long time, because everything was in place. I have a good staff, there's a good staff here and the team's playing well, so I can sleep good. |
[Which summer?] The most exciting period in U.S. stock market history was the summer of 1929, ... It was the summer, and nobody went on vacation. Many books have been written about how exciting it was. |
[With clear chains of command, responses] can be very, very quick because of the fluidity of the battlefield, ... When you're trying to make rapid shifts in direction, that may be an appropriate model. |
A 25-basis-point increase is already more than priced in and we are all looking forward to what the Fed has to say. Investors aren't worried that there will be any nasty surprises from today's meeting. |