a similar bill if Massachusetts legislators passed it. But he said current high energy prices reflect a long-term problem requiring a long-term solution, and a gas tax holiday ''is not something that I'm going to be campaigning for. |
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(As for) those who disbelieve in Our communications, We shall make them enter fire; so oft as their skins are thoroughly burned, We will change them for other skins, that they may taste the chastisement; surely Allah is Mighty, Wise. |
(Diop) has been great. He's doing more things, getting more comfortable. I have tremendous respect for Thompson. He's certainly a handful. To be able to put somebody in who's at least the same size as him is certainly helpful for us. |
(Fortner) emphasized that we wanted to attack them and get to the foul line. We wanted to make their guards play defense. We're really trying to understand the scouting reports and take advantage of the weaknesses our opponents have. |
(Having mid-week games) is great. It's almost like the pros. With three games you need to get your rest and get your fluids. You also need to make sure you get your homework done, because you don't have every night free until Friday. |
(In) the Arizona game, I felt like I was back to being unstoppable. I didn't care who you are or what position you played, I was going to get the best of the matchup. ... I just hope it's not any different when I come back on Sunday. |
(Last week) was tough. It was hard. Now we're here a week later and things are turning the corner. People are upbeat. We came here to listen, to learn, to talk to people and to analyze what went wrong. And so far we've learned a lot. |
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(The) 43,000 new jobs is much too small a number to lower the unemployment number. The unemployment report underscores that the recovery is off to a slow start. The Fed will most certainly not raise (interest) rates in the near-term. |
[Adams said Ed Sullivan told him the same thing the first time he appeared on Sullivan's variety show.] Of course, they were both right, ... For whatever reason, the delivery or whatever it is, that voice makes any situation funnier. |
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[At least one committee chairman has said he would accept an even split among Democrats and Republicans as long as a Republican held the gavel.] I'm more than willing to have an equal number of Senators, ... We need to be bipartisan. |
[But others were not so sanguine about the prospect of higher energy prices over the winter.] They are quite ominous, ... I think it would be amazing to see relief coming in the next few months. This is the new world we are entering. |
[But the picture wasn't completely bright.] Some revenue Lucent had expected to recognize at the end of the first quarter was delayed into the second quarter, ... However, customer demand remains robust and we continue to take share. |