Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2003: Hearings Before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 2002 - 656 pages |
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... The terrorist attacks of September 11 underscored the urgency of implementing an effective public diplomacy campaign . Those who abet terror by spreading distortion and hate and inciting others , take full advantage of the global news ...
... The terrorist attacks of September 11 underscored the urgency of implementing an effective public diplomacy campaign . Those who abet terror by spreading distortion and hate and inciting others , take full advantage of the global news ...
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Page 133 - America ; to maintain law and order ; to foster and perpetuate a one hundred per cent Americanism ; to preserve the memories and incidents of our association in the Great War ; to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation: to combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses, to make Right the master of Might; to promote peace and good will on earth ; to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy ; to consecrate and...
Page 182 - It's not surprising then that both the Congressional Budget Office and the Office of Management and Budget project deficits for this year and next as a result of the economic slowdown and the response to the September 11 attacks.
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Page 332 - As we have stated elsewhere,7 early action to change these programs would yield the highest fiscal dividends for the Federal budget and would provide a longer period for prospective beneficiaries to make adjustments in their own planning. Waiting to build economic resources and reform future claims entails risks.
Page 82 - The views expressed in this testimony are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the staff, officers, or trustees of the Brookings Institution.
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Page 115 - Office") to be headed by the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security. Sec. 2. Mission. The mission of the Office shall be to develop and coordinate the implementation of a comprehensive national strategy to secure the United States from terrorist threats or attacks.
Page 333 - Ultimately, we should strive to hand to the next generations the legacy of a government that is effective and relevant to a changing society — a government as free as possible of outmoded commitments and operations that can inappropriately encumber the future.
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| Title | Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2003: Hearings Before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session Volume 107, Issue 543 of S. hrg, United States Congress |
| Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Budget |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 2002 |
| ISBN | 0160691850, 9780160691850 |
| Length | 656 pages |
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