Today 10 new tycoons signed on to the Gates-Buffett Giving Pledge, the promise that 69 super wealthy folks have made to give away at least half their wealth to charitable causes.
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To say that Congress may withdraw or ignore that pledge is to assume that the Constitution contemplates a vain promise, a pledge having no other sanction than the pleasure and convenience of the pledgor.
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At the launch, held in the National Theatre, a packed auditorium heard government officials pledge their support and promise action.
The voluntary organisation has launched an online consultation into changes to the Promise - the pledge Guides take when they join.
He said any retreat in the Budget - later that month - from the government's aid pledge would be a "broken promise".
His political leverage comes from his famous "taxpayer protection pledge, " which asks politicians to promise they won't raise taxes.
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Nor is he yet a great philanthropist: his pledge to leave 10% of his estate to charity pales beside the promise to give away most of their wealth made by signatories of the Giving Pledge for American billionaires launched by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.
But I can promise you this: I pledge to do everything in my power as President of the United States to keep the American people safe.
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Last month, the Scout Association announced its own consultation on an alternative Scout promise for atheists who are unwilling to pledge a "duty to God".
President Obama, who has mainly limited his comments about New Orleans to feel-good boilerplate, did pledge to make good on President Bush's promise on that eerie, floodlit night in a deserted Jackson Square in 2005, to rebuild New Orleans better and stronger.
Last month, the Scout Association announced it had also launched a consultation to see if its members would support an alternative Scout Promise for atheists, who are unwilling to pledge a "duty to God".
His most memorable campaign declaration--his acceptance-speech pledge of "no new taxes"--was a promise not to do something.
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The Tories, fulfilling a pledge by David Cameron when he ran for the leadership, promise to create a new group after the European elections in June, uniting mainstream parties of the right that oppose ever closer union.
Such has been the case for the pledge to restore fish stocks to sustainable levels by 2015, and the promise to create networks of protected marine areas by 2012.
His return came with the promise of buying the best team in Europe -- a pledge he had also made and delivered upon in his first stint at Real Madrid between 2000 and 2006.
Mr Blair reiterates ad nauseam his promise to the Liberal Democrats that he intends to stand by his pledge to hold a referendum on electoral reform, albeit not in the life of the present Parliament.
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