• We are pursuing a policy that includes incredibly intense punitive sanctions, unprecedented in history against Iran, of sanctions that are in place as a result of diplomatic work that has created an international consensus that did not exist prior to President Obama taking office and that has resulted, again, in unprecedented pressure and isolation for the regime in Tehran.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • We don't take any of that for granted in trying to ensure that we have in place the type of emergency benefits that are necessary.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • It's typical Slava that he would record it in this kind of place but that recording also is so suitable for Bach in the creation of, essentially, a musical cathedral.

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  • The reason he was standing out in front of the place was that, in those days, Washington State liquor laws allowed musicians under the age of 21 to play in venues that served liquor, but would not allow them to remain in the club when they were not actually onstage, performing.

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  • Well I wrote an article in the Guardian last Monday ahead of my vote in the House of Commons acknowledging candidly that this whole debate takes place in the long shadow of Iraq and the loss of life and loss of trust that were caused as a result of that conflict.

    BBC: Transcript of Douglas Alexander interview

  • And that Wild West era put in place most of the structures that keep the Valley thriving to this day--in spite of Washington's endless and usually misguided meddling.

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  • And putting rules in place that prevent that type of risky behavior from impacting the economy to the degree it has is a jobs issue and an economics issue.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • The women also stressed the importance of enforcing laws that are in place to protect women, and of ensuring that men are integrated into efforts to elevate and empower women.

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  • First, China's factories still need large numbers of migrants, and the system now in place ensures that many of them will seek work there.

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  • Of course, most states are likely to decide, for many of the same reasons that motivated the Supreme Court in Kiobel, that it would be inappropriate for them to stand in judgment of events that took place in foreign countries.

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  • We need to make sure that we have the consumer protections in place that are part of Wall Street reform that were fought tooth and nail by Wall Street and by Republicans on the Hill.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • Gold tends to have low correlation with other financial assets and there is a credible argument that gold should have a permanent place in portfolios because of that diversification benefit.

    FORBES: Should You Follow Soros Out of Gold?

  • One, the fact that Apple is spending that kind of cash on equipment flies in the face of the idea that Apple is basically a place that invents stuff in Cupertino and then outsources everything to the likes of Foxconn.

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  • But Lord McIntosh for the government had urged peers to reject the amendment saying "there are a range of protections and controls that the bill puts in place in the event that Channel 5 grows to the size of ITV".

    BBC: Rupert Murdoch

  • Democrats have called for a full investigation of the uranium error, in addition to hearings on politicians' handling of intelligence that are already taking place in both houses of Congress.

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  • Now, we are ... moving very aggressively to pass the largest program of investments and tax incentives that we've seen in generations in the United States, and we're moving very quickly to put that in place so Americans see the benefit of that.

    CNN: Treasury secretary defends, explains response to crisis

  • We also see the issue of Myanmar and hope that the process of democratization in Myanmar that is currently taking place as promised by the government of Myanmar will take place in a good way.

    WHITEHOUSE: President Obama and President Yudhoyono Press Availability | The White House

  • And that's why I think Prime Minister Berlusconi's invitation to the IMF to certify that the reform plan that they put in place is one that they will, in fact, follow is an example of the steady, confidence-building measures that need to take place in order for us to get back on track.

    WHITEHOUSE: President Obama��s Press Conference on the G20 Summit

  • That's why he thinks that we need a fiscal commission in place to help get bipartisan support for some of the elements that we need to put in place to bring down the deficit in the long term.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton

  • In the constitutional negotiations that took place in the summer of 2005, two issues were critical to us: first, that the Kurdistan Region has the right to develop the oil on its territory, and second, that there be a fair process to determine the administrative borders of Iraq's Kurdistan Region -- thus resolving once and for all the issue of "disputed" territories.

    WSJ: Kurdistan Is a Model for Iraq

  • While I am optimistic about the prospects for continued growth in the U.S. economy (albeit sub-standard growth from a historical perspective) and for the stock market overall for 2013, I remain concerned that many of the same headline risks that were in place heading out of 2012 may still prove to be headwinds in 2013.

    FORBES: 5 Top Investment Themes For 2013

  • There are regulatory guidelines that were put in place at the end of 2006 that need to be re-iterated and enforced as the FDIC continues to close failed banks Friday after Friday.

    FORBES: June Swoon Coming To Stocks

  • It was the latest in a series of suicide attacks that have taken place in Russia and its breakaway Republic of Chechnya.

    CNN: Chechnya's 'black widow' bombers

  • Most of us don't have rituals in place to mourn that kind of terrible loss, and we should.

    CNN: Modern manners

  • And the cost is measured not just in dollars spent on health care, or in lost workplace absences and lower productivity, but in the kind of raw human suffering that has no place in the United States of America in the year 2009.

    WHITEHOUSE: New Recovery Act Funding for Community Health Centers

  • In this one, we have a lot of different Cabinet departments with roles and responsibilities and missions required to conduct out there, and the real goal, in this type of environment, in any incident that takes place outside DOD, is unity of effort, not unity of command.

    WHITEHOUSE: Daily Press Briefing

  • And we talked about the SBA programs, the Treasury programs that are in place some people may not be aware of that are making a huge difference in providing financing to a lot of startups and a lot of small businesses across the country.

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  • But obviously work is continuing on that to ensure that it is there and in place in a way that is acceptable to majorities of the House and the Senate, and acceptable to the White House, so the we can be sure that action is taken in a timely fashion so that we do not, for the first time, default on our obligations.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • At first look, such a significant retreat by the Securities and Exchange Commission would seem out of place in a statute that seeks elsewhere to expand the authority and scope of the agency.

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  • We counter that with the notion that in this world of amplified and constantly shifting risk, no company can afford not to have a plan, or set of plans in place that enable them to swiftly and nimbly respond to a range of eventualities.

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