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  • The size of the committee guarantees that it will be a talk shop, while the incompetence of the two ministers means that whatever genuinely positive ideas the Committee develops will remain on paper.

    Ukraine's Democracy in Danger Alexander J. Motyl 2010

  • I should also note that, from what I understand, Professor McConnell never even attempted to provide the committee with full accounts of every public speech or lecture he had ever given, the Committee understood this, and it was never anissue.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » On Eric Liu on Goodwin Liu 2010

  • The size of the committee guarantees that it will be a talk shop, while the incompetence of the two ministers means that whatever genuinely positive ideas the Committee develops will remain on paper.

    Ukraine's Democracy in Danger Alexander J. Motyl 2010

  • Frank Lowenstein, staff director of the committee, said: "Let me state unequivocally that prime minister Blair will not be asked to testify before the committee at the upcoming hearing on the Megrahi affair, and the Committee has no intention of ever asking him to testify on this issue."

    US and UK locked in standoff over Senate's Lockerbie investigation 2010

  • One of the very few silver linings in a truly ugly turn of events is that some Republicans in line to assume key committee chairmanships, such as Rep. Darrell Issa who will likely chair the powerful Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, are no fans either of Wall Street or of the Federal Reserve.

    Robert Kuttner: What Lessons of Election Day? Robert Kuttner 2010

  • The size of the committee guarantees that it will be a talk shop, while the incompetence of the two ministers means that whatever genuinely positive ideas the Committee develops will remain on paper.

    Ukraine's Democracy in Danger Alexander J. Motyl 2010

  • Broder's piece notes that the senior Republican on the environment committee, Senator James M. Inhofe of Oklahoma, believes that Boxer's aggressive tactic in Committee "marked the death knell of efforts to enact a comprehensive climate change bill."

    The Political Necessity of Climate and Energy Policy 2009

  • Broder's piece notes that the senior Republican on the environment committee, Senator James M. Inhofe of Oklahoma, believes that Boxer's aggressive tactic in Committee "marked the death knell of efforts to enact a comprehensive climate change bill."

    The Political Necessity of Climate and Energy Policy 2009

  • Herbie Perez, chairman of the nominating committee, said she will not certify the results because the Committee needs to ensure that all the uncounted ballots were properly identified as "spoiled."

    Obama Wins Guam By A Hair, Even Delegate Split Likely 2009

  • Broder's piece notes that the senior Republican on the environment committee, Senator James M. Inhofe of Oklahoma, believes that Boxer's aggressive tactic in Committee "marked the death knell of efforts to enact a comprehensive climate change bill."

    The Political Necessity of Climate and Energy Policy 2009

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