John Reid
John Reid
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He is not just any old Tory MP - he is the architect of the Tory tax and spending plans over the last two years
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He has some pretty good linemen and some pretty good receivers to throw to. We've been real pleased. He's so efficient, but that's what you expect when you have a kid who could be a Division-I quarterback.
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There is a great deal of urgency about this. I think it is the most important thing on the agenda in Iraq, which is to respond to the efforts of the terrorists to divide by terrorism by uniting through democracy.
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We've got to weigh up the risks. From our own perspective, we'd done our own points system (on the incident) and it fell within that range. The match review panel got it around the mark.
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But the Taliban are still active in the area, so are drug traffickers, ... NATO must send more troops than are currently operating in the north today. We are discussing with NATO what those additional forces should be.
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I don't know who Mr Des Smith is. He doesn't speak with any authority for the Government at all.
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He's a very impressive young man who can play in various roles, so there is some keen interest there,
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He cares for people, and they pick up on that. And he always does what he thinks is the right thing to do.
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I can't say enough about our defense. They created a lot of turnovers, and that really got things going.
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I am delighted that Her Majesty has seen fit to mark the outstanding gallantry, professionalism and commitment of so many service personnel operating in difficult and challenging environments. I am immensely proud of their achievements and congratulate them all.
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I am aware that the company are going to make a statement and it will involve the whole operation.
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I am sorry about yesterday. I was on the platform. We didn't want it. It shouldn't have happened. It's not the way we do things in here.
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I (and) other ministers fully respect the fact that parents want clarity on what is going on and secondly that it isn't going to go on in an indiscriminate fashion.
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We will not cut and run. We will not leave the job half done,