However, no one expected downstream to carry the quarter for Exxon but it does speak to just how strong its upstream performance actually turned out to be.

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And one of the reasons why we've taken the actions that we've just discussed is because we believe it is in the interests of all parties to speak out against the kind of extremist views that are represented and espoused by the al-Nusra Front, even as we support the democratic aspirations of the broader Syrian opposition and the Syrian people.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney,