We believe the Hennepin County-Twins' proposal will fail, should it come up again, because it doesn't include a referendum. We feel that legislators will respond to overwhelming public opinion and approve this proposal only if a referendum is added.
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Related As far as I am concerned this referendum should settle the matter. I believe it will one way or anot... DAVID CAMERON We've been encouraging people to vote 'yes' on the referendum, even though the wording on the refere... JACK BEAGAN When we get to our referendum, nobody will be talking about the Danish referendum, GOERAN PERSSON It is an interesting proposal, we will follow it up because there is no reason we cannot certify mor... KOSASIH WIRAHADIKUSUMAH It is our hope that we will be able to implement this proposal this month. TASNIM ASLAM If so, I believe people would come to a microphone and speak in favor of this proposal and against a... DAVID HORTON We expect that the enemies will increase their attacks, particularly as we run up to the referendum, JOSEPH TALUTO We haven't turned down this proposal. The Iranian government is looking attentively at the proposal,... GHOLAMREZA ANSARI I think that is mostly because of ... this referendum, and students feel attached to that. DAVID HUTTER We believe the more people learn about this proposal, the stronger opposition will be. DENNIS TOMPKINS The referendum will boil down to a fundamental debate on the future of this great state. The referen... BILL BECKER The proposal our board has come up with is something we feel we can live with. BRENDA FRITZ We will do our best to make sure this draft fails at the referendum. ADNAN DULAIMI I believe the new government will present a peace proposal ... The truce will be an important part o... AZIZ DWEIK One of the board members came up to a co-worker and myself after the meeting and said 'Your union sh... LESLIE PHILLIPS REFERENDUM, n. A law for submission of proposed legislation to a popular vote to learn the nonsensus... AMBROSE BIERCE We expect to ask SEPTA to respond to our nine-page proposal, even if it is just to say no. BOB BEDARD This proposal will have little impact on the deficit, ... If Congress is serious, we should put toge... KIT BOND We are concerned that our ability to compete with businesses in other places in the county and state... LARRY PEARSON The money was set aside for us, but the stipulation was that we had to hold a referendum first. If w... DOUG ADAMS It is a lie. ARTHUR MILLER Bay County voters rejected the airport proposal in a 2004 nonbinding referendum, but that hasn't sto... DON HODGES I will support this project until after the referendum, but if the people decide against it, I will ... WAYNE GRAY It would be incomplete for the city's proposal to deal with air congestion and not traffic congestio... RICHARD M. DALEY Once we get the proposal from the athletic directors, then I will submit a proposal to the school bo... EUGENE WHITE We need to understand that this is a warning, ... Over the next few months we're going to see a refe... ANTHONY CORDESMAN Land sales are a sensitive issue, and the public will have an opportunity to comment on the proposal... MARK REY The vote during this weekend's meeting on the compromise, or 'alternate proposal,' is not necessaril... WILLIAM BOYD If this group has a proposal, we would like to hear what it is and give it serious consideration. LARRY MACINTYRE While, in our view, it would have been important to have a full public airing of views on the vital ... SEAN MCCORMACK While, in our view, it would have been important to have a full public airing of views on the vital ... SEAN MCCORMACK This proposal is unfair because the entire requirement is placed on the taxpayers of Jackson County. CRAIG DAVIS We should not replicate the situation where one country is in a situation to hijack the rest of Euro... EMMANUEL MACRON We will see no better deal this week or next year. We believe our proposal to be fair and balanced a... JONATHAN ALLEN I will be amazed if Straw doesn't explicitly or implicitly make it clear that Britain will not go ah... ANTHONY KING We hope that the lessons learned in the January election and the referendum will enable them to perf... ASHRAF QAZI I actually don't believe in governance by referendum. I believe that we have a democracy, that w... BETSY HODGES I think we will eventually need to have an operating budget referendum but the problem is I don't th... LUCY MATHIAK Sir, we as coalition forces ... have taken a supporting role only as they prepare to execute this re... DAVID SMITH If we had a consensus we wouldn't have to go to a referendum. GEORGE PAPANDREOU I'm not very optimistic of the options that we are left with if this referendum is not passed. DAVE OBRZUT Any decision we make will have to be based on cost savings, ... I'd like to see a full proposal on h... GEORGE HOOD We're not flat-out against a referendum. A budget plan has to be in place prior to April 4 so that w... MIKE BIDWELL This election was called by Schwarzenegger, and it is a referendum on Schwarzenegger. BOB MULHOLLAND I don't believe the meeting should be postponed, even if the EU does not put forward a better propos... MARK VAILE This referendum is not going to be the turning point that solves everything, but it will take things... JUDITH YAPHE Advocacy is not only a direct appeal to someone to vote in favor or against, but also includes campa... ARI ROSENTHAL I don't believe an Alliance government should sponsor legislation on abortion or a referendum on abo... STEPHEN HARPER This would be a new experience for the Japanese. I hope the proposal will receive wide public suppor... HIROYUKI YOSHIKAWA If we will not be able to reach agreements in the end, this constitution is going to be presented to... HAJIM AL-HASSANI If the proposal is a sensible one, given the urgency and the evident situation of emergency that we ... ROMANO PRODI 35. God is entitled to a portion of our income—not because He needs it but because we need to give... JAMES C. DOBSON When liberals advocate a value-added tax, conservatives should respond: Taxing consumption has merit... GEORGE WILL If, all the people approve of, I will go for a tattoo, thus spake a coward fearful of public opinion... DR HITESH C SHETH We know we have a problem. I just don't know if this proposal is the answer. BLAKE RESS If we don't fear God, it's because we don't know God. CRAIG GROESCHEL We strongly support this proposal as it will help revitalise the Snug Cove area and introduce new sk... CHRIS CARTER This constitutional referendum and whether it is supported by the Sunnis to a large degree, I think,... GEORGE CASEY We're still confident that the referendum will pass on the weighted votes. BOB SPAETH We just wanted to let the lieutenant governor know what is going on with KEEP, what we anticipate ou... BOB ELLISTON What we have on the table is a proposal and the union board will debate, discuss and vote on it with... GREGG OVERMAN Mayor Honea, since the town clerk did not accept this, will you and the town accept this referendum? DAVID MORALES The county would like to see that (military) proposal dropped. KAREN RAJALA I don't believe an Alliance government should sponsor legislation on abortion or a referendum on... STEPHEN HARPER Authorities in both offices have said they will consider the proposal and give a serious look at my ... S.Y. QURAISHI It becomes a gaming issue only when and if the Legislature passes the bill, and it becomes a referen... JOHN CAVACINI As we said before we want to have enrichment inside Iran... and any proposal which is based on this ... GHOLAM HOSSEIN ELHAM We have said all along that we will continue to advocate for our proposal and we are continuing to d... GARY SHEFFER We were significantly apart. Then I made a proposal and we were very close. Billy declined to make a... ALAN NERO As soon as we put together our proposal, which will include what we are going to use the funds for, ... IAN REID We are certain that the government will take heed to our proposal of the budget rise. BAGIR MANAN We are working on a proposal how we can lift the cap. We will have future changes and the door will ... LIU MINGKANG Even though the governor's proposal isn't everything we wanted, it's the first time a governor ever ... DENNIS POUST It's useful. It brings this whole issue more into the public awareness. It will perhaps encourage pe... ED LYNCH If the states and territories do not sign up to fundamental reform, then my message is equally simpl... KEVIN RUDD We hope this proposal will become part of a larger effort to crack down on fraud in our unemployment... KAREN LEE We'll be ready once the selectmen see the proposal. Then we will contact Mr. Donahue and take it fro... GREGORY BARNES This is a worst-case scenario. We feel strongly this project will not generate the number of trips t... ERNIE COX If we want world-class resorts that will be about much more than just gaming, ... if we want to buil... HALEY BARBOUR If you don't agree that we will meet members of other Christian denominations at the foot of the cro... BOB FISHER This proposal here will send us back to the drawing board. DOUGLAS AIKEN We think the Russian proposal is a good attempt to break this stalemate. KONG QUAN This is a proposal we thought was fair. I wanted to give him a severance package because he was a de... MAYOR DOROTHY LARSON I won't come down. The players know that. Only the owners can make a proposal. GENE UPSHAW All of us are aware that the final vote is up to the shareholders. But we wanted to show that we bel... JOSE ARMANDO CAMPOS Because it is the first time, some of our people have not fully understood the democratic value and ... CHEN SHUI-BIAN When We have Patience in our minds and Love in our hearts, Nothing appears to be impossible or unrea... PHILIP T.M Saddam should be judged sooner or later, but trying him following the referendum is only for elector... ALAA MEKKI I'm looking at this wall, and it isn't even on the list of repairs. When we say that we cut the refe... ERIC EVERSON Legislators failed. We decided to take the process out of Trenton. If we leave it to legislators, it... CY THANNIKARY [W]e will be making a very competitive proposal to serve this new load and have every intention of s... JOE HARRIS Once people have the constitution, the idea is they should be able to engage with it before the refe... NICHOLAS HAYSOM This is not a theoretical proposal destined for the archives of state government. This will be carri... GEORGE PATAKI The next step will be a request for proposal that will go out next week. LYNDA WEATHERMAN It is difficult to understand these people who democratically take part in elections and a referendu... JOSE SARAMAGO Sir, our Iraqi partners have been conducting battalion and Brigade-size operations since April. They... DAVE SMITH Maybe this will be the beginning of a trend? Flat taxes, cutting foreign aid, a referendum on Europe... NIGEL FARAGE We have never said our proposal on domestic support was take it or leave it. It is a proposal contin... PETER ALLGEIER I go back over it in my mind, do it probably too often. There's really nothing. We gave a good propo... JOSH LIEF We just received the proposal and we're reviewing it. BUD PERRONE
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LAURA SCHLESSINGER I think it was much better when you got on your horse and rode two miles to talk to your neighbor. LAURA SCHLESSINGER Psychology doesn't like to talk about evil. It likes to talk about bad childhoods. But I very mu... LAURA SCHLESSINGER I climb mountains. LAURA SCHLESSINGER I pretty much preach, teach and nag. LAURA SCHLESSINGER Well, the truth is that a lot of people lie about their health, they lie about the finances, they li... LAURA SCHLESSINGER My mother isolated herself from all family and friends for some 20 years. And never met her grandchi... LAURA SCHLESSINGER One thing I've been happy as peach pie about - because I'm all about the children and the ha... LAURA SCHLESSINGER This is all you have. This is not a dry run. This is your life. If you want to fritter it away with ... LAURA SCHLESSINGER It's humbling and enthralling to know your legacy when you're alive. LAURA SCHLESSINGER Women seem not to understand, or underestimate, the profound power they have over their husbands. LAURA SCHLESSINGER I love revenge. LAURA SCHLESSINGER If you're a liberal, anything you say is protected. If you're a conservative, anything you s... LAURA SCHLESSINGER Don't worry so much about your self-esteem. Worry more about your character. Integrity is its ow... LAURA SCHLESSINGER Men are very emotionally dependent upon women from the day they are born to the day they expire. LAURA SCHLESSINGER Values are principles and ideas that bring meaning to the seemingly mundane experience of life. A me... LAURA SCHLESSINGER My life is what a salmon must feel like. They are always going upstream, against the current. LAURA SCHLESSINGER I generally don't use an iPod for track work, as I'm focusing on heart rate and times. When ... LAURA ROBSON I played my first match aged six. Neither my opponent nor I knew how to score, so our parents had to... LAURA ROBSON I don't remember my first race, but I do recall various school sports days where I became way to... LAURA ROBSON If there is noise against you, then you try to make it seem it is for you. You just have to try to f... LAURA ROBSON I don't just want to be someone who hits the ball 100 per cent every time. You can play with fre... LAURA ROBSON Getting pummelled is better than not playing anything at all. LAURA ROBSON If I don't play well, then it's not the end of the world, because we all learn in tennis tha... LAURA ROBSON I think there are so many phenomenal runners. I grew up watching Cathy Freeman, Kelly Holmes, and Mi... LAURA ROBSON There's a puppy store near where I live. They know me by name in there because I go so often. LAURA ROBSON Art indeed is a term referring to the social source and to the social utility of creative acts. LAURA RIDING