Bill White
Bill White
From 2004 until 2010, this Democratic Party politician served as Mayor of Houston, Texas. Previously, during the presidential administration of Bill Clinton, White had held the position of United States Deputy Secretary of Energy.
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth16 June 1954
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They want to blame us for disagreeing with them, ... It's a typical ploy. ... The police were the ones who turned this into a mistake. They thought they would embarrass us.
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I think this should be treated as an emergency matter,
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I think there's a general awareness that's caused a spike in our tire business. Right now we're seeing a bit of a fall off in the Firestone passenger tire business, but that's the only line we carry, and frankly, it's not as dramatic a falloff as I would have expected.
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I think there's a general awareness that's caused a spike in our tire business, ... Right now we're seeing a bit of a fall off in the Firestone passenger tire business, but that's the only line we carry, and frankly, it's not as dramatic a falloff as I would have expected.
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I think from the beginning it was clear what the judge intended.
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Our meters don't start running until we pick the customer up,
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When you have somebody that is very active and wants to be a public contact point in recruiting, the leadership allows him to set up a formal unit, ... A member in Elizabeth City wants to take on that responsibility in northeast North Carolina.
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We knew that the country had to do the right thing, and the right thing had to be apartments for people when they couldn't go home. People, while they're here, need to get on with their lives.
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We don't need people who are Americans living in shelters for months at time,
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We had dozens of church members asking how they could help, and be part of the solution. I am so gratified, even as my heart breaks over all the misery.
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Use your common sense and (if) you doubt the capacity to withstand high winds, then we are asking you to evacuate, ... Few mobile homes, if any, could withstand some of the types of winds that may be characteristic of a hurricane that is of the projected magnitude of Rita. We are asking you to evacuate.
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We are not encouraging the general public to go into the streets looking for shelter,
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We are committed to Global One. It has made substantial progress.
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We are letting the people of Michigan know that we are here, we are organized and we are demanding some changes in the way things are done. The current system of a liberal, multiracial society is failing.