“The United States is strongly committed to the IPCC process of international cooperation on global climate change. We consider it vital that the community of nations be drawn together in an orderly, disciplined, rational way to review the history of our global environment, to assess the potential for future climate change, and to develop effective programs. The state of the science, the social and economic impacts, and the appropriate strategies all are crucial components to a global resolution. The stakes here are very high; the consequences, very significant.” WayStatesTogetherNationsSocialProcessCommunityUnitedUnited StatesEnvironmentEconomicConsequenceProgramImpactStrategyClimateClimate ChangeInternationalCommittedSignificantRationalAppropriateResolutionReviewsCooperationCrucialStakesComponentsOrderlyInternational CooperationDrawn Together Author:George H. W. Bush
“We know that expanded access to natural gas is important to families and businesses in communities across Ontario. That's why our government is developing new natural gas programs to improve access, which will generate economic activity, attract significant investment, create jobs, and break down barriers in our communities” KnowsImportantGovernmentJobsCommunityNaturalBreakEconomicActivityProgramInvestmentAccessSignificantDevelopingGasBarriersBreaking DownOur CommunityNatural GasOntario Author:Brad Duguid
“The death of American liberalism as a significant moral force can be traced to the point in when President Bill Clinton signed legislation that effectively ended the main federal anti-poverty program and turned the fate of welfare recipients, 70 percent of whom were children, over to the tender mercies of the states. With a stroke of the pen, Clinton eliminated what remained of New Deal-era compassion for the poor and codified into law the "tough love" callousness that his Republican allies in the Congress, led by Newt Gingrich, had long embraced.” ChildrenLongStatesLawForcePresidentPoorDealsCompassionMoralPovertyFateRepublicanPercentToughProgramMercyBillsClintonCongressSignificantErasWelfareLiberalismPensAlliesLegislationStrokesNewtsNew DealTough LoveCallousnessPresident Bill ClintonTender MerciesWelfare Recipients Author:Robert Scheer
“Ontario's gas tax rebates and infrastructure programs help create sustainable transit to improve quality of life for Ottawa residents with significant environmental benefits.” HelpingQualityTaxesBenefitsProgramEnvironmentalSignificantGasInfrastructureQuality Of LifeResidentsOntarioOttawa Author:Bob Chiarelli
“The question is always how you get the number of troops needed. They do not have to be coalition forces. We also have to expand the training program for the Afghan National Army and the national police, in particular. and Defense Secretary Robert Gates has already announced support for a significant increase in the Afghan army.” ForceNumbersSupportParticularNeededTrainingProgramIncreaseArmyPoliceDefenseSignificantGatesTroopsSecretaryCoalitionsAfghanTraining Programs Author:David Petraeus
“The fact is that one significant way the Iranians have a posture different from the North Koreans, the North Koreans basically are saying we have a nuclear program. We are seeking weapons. We have produced weapons. We're proud of the fact that we have weapons.” WayDifferentFactsProudWeaponsProgramSeekingNuclearSignificantNorth KoreaKoreanPostureNorth Korean Author:Zbigniew Brzezinski
“My hope is that every country in Latin America will make a significant commitment to supporting early childhood development programs.” CountryAmericaChildhoodDevelopmentCommitmentProgramSignificantLatinLatin AmericaEarly Childhood Author:Shakira
“Marijuana legalization's income may help fund education, prevention and treatment programs for harder drugs. What's clear is that the four-decade-old U.S.-backed war on drugs is not working, and that it's producing tens of thousands of dead across the hemisphere, without significant gains in reducing consumption. Experimenting with new weapons to weaken the cartels may be better than doing nothing.” MayWarHelpingClearFourDrugWeaponsGainsProgramHarderDecadesSignificantIncomeTreatmentFundMarijuanaConsumptionDoing NothingReducingWar On DrugsPreventionHemisphereCartelsMarijuana Legalization Author:Andres Oppenheimer
“In an age when schools are facing significant budgetary restraints, there is a greater need than ever to make chess available to as many students as possible. We've assembled the very best in chess education to develop a complete chess curriculum - K through 12. We've designed a program that encourages creativity, instills self-discipline and offers hope and a feeling of accomplishment to millions of children.” NeedsChildrenSelfFeelingsAgeSchoolCreativityMillionsGreaterStudentsDisciplineOffersProgramAvailableChessSignificantAccomplishmentSelf DisciplineRestraintCurriculumInstill Author:Garry Kasparov