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As the officer exited his vehicle, he was suddenly confronted by an armed subject. As a result of the confrontation, the officer discharged his firearm, resulting in the death of Mr. Corey Jones. – Police Chief Stephen Stepp	Found on CNN 8 years ago
There are a number of links between the real estate tycoon’s political operation and the Make America Great Again PAC. Mike Ciletti, a Colorado-based operative who told Politico in August that Mike Ciletti is a consultant for the super PAC … The Donald Trump campaign has paid Ciletti’s printing firm since April, with the most recently reported payment on Sept. 18 … In one of several interviews with The Washington Post, Corey Lewandowski Fox News First denied knowing Mike Ciletti or anyone connected to the super PAC. ‘ I don’t know Mike Ciletti, ’ Corey Lewandowski said. Two days later, when confronted with the campaign’s payments to Ciletti’s firm, Corey Lewandowski acknowledged Mike Ciletti was familiar with Ciletti. ‘ I know a lot of people, ’ Mike Ciletti said. ‘ I know of Mike Ciletti. ’ After being pressed for more details, Mike Ciletti hung up. – Donald Trump	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The Defense and Security Forces were sent to the scene, were confronted by shots coming from Renamo men. They fired back, killing the shooters. – Mouzinho Saide	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
She is pushing the abortion agenda to get votes and she's not telling the truth. She has no statistics or facts to back up her statements, and she became very defensive when we confronted her. – Cindy Shireman	Found on CNN 8 years ago
In life, you are not often confronted with these kinds of disasters, whether natural or man-made, the dead have passed away but the living are stronger. – Ji Tao	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
That Tamara Samsonova is a very strange women, tricky and suspicious, when I confronted her about my missing friend, she begged me not to call the police, and grabbed my arm. The police told me later I was lucky to escape. – Natalia Fedatovskaya	Found on CNN 8 years ago
When I confronted her about my missing friend, she begged me not to call the police, and grabbed my arm. The police told me later I was lucky to escape. – Natalia Fedatovskaya	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Many children who are selective/picky from childhood gradually widen the repertoire of food they accept, especially when confronted with social situations where their behavior is frowned upon. – Helen Coulthard	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
[ Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wisc. ] was confronted by a family of an undocumented worker in Scott Walker childhood hometown of Plainfield, Iowa during one of the final stops of his whirlwind presidential campaign launch tour on Sunday. Jose Flores, an undocumented immigrant who calls Wisconsin home, was accompanied by Jose Flores 13-year-old daughter Leslie and 7-year-old son Luis, both of whom were born in the United States and naturalized citizens … Shaking Flores ’ hand, Scott Walker said Jose Flores ‘ completely sympathize [ s ] with the situation you’re all in and others are in ’ but … ‘ The fact is, we’re a nation of laws, and unfortunately, the president last year, after saying 22 times before last year that he could n’t make the law himself, he said he was n’t the emperor … he decided to change the law even though the courts announced that you ca n’t do that. ’. – Scott Walker	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
This was not merely a mass shooting, not merely a matter of gun violence, this was a racial hate crime and must be confronted as such. – Cornell William Brooks	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We recognise the critical importance of infrastructure in driving economic growth but we are confronted with the constraints on public resources that require that we curtail public spending therefore it is necessary to turn to the private sector. – Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I remain mystified by the fact that the use of a private e-mail account apparently went either unnoticed or unremarked upon during the four-year tenure in office of the former secretary, simply put, where was everyone ? Is there any record indicating that any lawyer, any FOIA officer, any records person, any high-level official ever respectfully confronted the former secretary with reasonable questions about the practice of sending e-mails from a private account ? It is unfathomable to me that this would not have been noticed and reported up the chain. – Jason Baron	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
I would have, and so would have Hillary Clinton, just to remind everybody, and so would almost everybody that was confronted with the intelligence they got. – Jeb Bush	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
I would have (authorized the invasion), and so would have Hillary Clinton, just to remind everybody. And so would almost everybody that was confronted with the intelligence they got. – Though Bush	Found on CNN 8 years ago
And so would almost everybody that was confronted with the intelligence they got. – President George W. Bush	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
I would have [authorized the invasion] and so would have Hillary Clinton, just to remind everybody, and so would almost everybody that was confronted with the intelligence they got. – Jeb Bush	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I would have [authorized the invasion], and so would have Hillary Clinton, just to remind everybody. And so would almost everybody that was confronted with the intelligence they got. – Jeb Bush	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Based upon the facts that I have, I think that the officers did the best that they could, confronted with the circumstances that they were encountered with. – Stephen Johnson	Found on CNN 9 years ago
We are confronted with a very grave judicial error that must be set right. – Dalla Vedova	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
We are confronted with an unprecedented increase in people embarking on dangerous journeys, to escape wars. – Dimitris Avramopoulos	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Most people don't like to be confronted with an actual fact-of-life because it's difficult to metabolize. A painting of a bowl of fruit is much easier. It's for the same reason why we don't like going to the doctor. The diagnosis and x-rays are too honest. This is what creates the perception that contemporary art is shocking or suspicious.” – Adamo Macri	added by anonymous 9 years ago
I am in God's hands, if anything should happen to me, I have told the Lord, I ask you only to give me the grace that it doesn't hurt because I am not courageous when confronted with pain. I am very timid. – President Benigno Aquino	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I am in God's hands, am I afraid ? You know that I have a defect, a nice of dose of being careless. If anything should happen to me, I have told the Lord, I ask you only to give me the grace that it doesn't hurt because I am not courageous when confronted with pain. I am very timid. – Pope Francis	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Am I afraid ? You know that I have a defect, a nice of dose of being careless. If anything should happen to me, I have told the Lord, I ask you only to give me the grace that it doesn't hurt because I am not courageous when confronted with pain. I am very timid. – Pope Francis	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

As the officer exited his vehicle, he was suddenly confronted by an armed subject. As a result of the confrontation, the officer discharged his firearm, resulting in the death of Mr. Corey Jones.

– Police Chief Stephen Stepp

Found on CNN
8 years ago

There are a number of links between the real estate tycoon’s political operation and the Make America Great Again PAC. Mike Ciletti, a Colorado-based operative who told Politico in August that Mike Ciletti is a consultant for the super PAC … The Donald Trump campaign has paid Ciletti’s printing firm since April, with the most recently reported payment on Sept. 18 … In one of several interviews with The Washington Post, Corey Lewandowski Fox News First denied knowing Mike Ciletti or anyone connected to the super PAC. ‘ I don’t know Mike Ciletti, ’ Corey Lewandowski said. Two days later, when confronted with the campaign’s payments to Ciletti’s firm, Corey Lewandowski acknowledged Mike Ciletti was familiar with Ciletti. ‘ I know a lot of people, ’ Mike Ciletti said. ‘ I know of Mike Ciletti. ’ After being pressed for more details, Mike Ciletti hung up.

– Donald Trump

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The Defense and Security Forces were sent to the scene, were confronted by shots coming from Renamo men. They fired back, killing the shooters.

– Mouzinho Saide

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

She is pushing the abortion agenda to get votes and she's not telling the truth. She has no statistics or facts to back up her statements, and she became very defensive when we confronted her.

– Cindy Shireman

Found on CNN
8 years ago

In life, you are not often confronted with these kinds of disasters, whether natural or man-made, the dead have passed away but the living are stronger.

– Ji Tao

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

That Tamara Samsonova is a very strange women, tricky and suspicious, when I confronted her about my missing friend, she begged me not to call the police, and grabbed my arm. The police told me later I was lucky to escape.

– Natalia Fedatovskaya

Found on CNN
8 years ago

When I confronted her about my missing friend, she begged me not to call the police, and grabbed my arm. The police told me later I was lucky to escape.

– Natalia Fedatovskaya

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Many children who are selective/picky from childhood gradually widen the repertoire of food they accept, especially when confronted with social situations where their behavior is frowned upon.

– Helen Coulthard

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

[ Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wisc. ] was confronted by a family of an undocumented worker in Scott Walker childhood hometown of Plainfield, Iowa during one of the final stops of his whirlwind presidential campaign launch tour on Sunday. Jose Flores, an undocumented immigrant who calls Wisconsin home, was accompanied by Jose Flores 13-year-old daughter Leslie and 7-year-old son Luis, both of whom were born in the United States and naturalized citizens … Shaking Flores ’ hand, Scott Walker said Jose Flores ‘ completely sympathize [ s ] with the situation you’re all in and others are in ’ but … ‘ The fact is, we’re a nation of laws, and unfortunately, the president last year, after saying 22 times before last year that he could n’t make the law himself, he said he was n’t the emperor … he decided to change the law even though the courts announced that you ca n’t do that. ’.

– Scott Walker

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

This was not merely a mass shooting, not merely a matter of gun violence, this was a racial hate crime and must be confronted as such.

– Cornell William Brooks

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We recognise the critical importance of infrastructure in driving economic growth but we are confronted with the constraints on public resources that require that we curtail public spending therefore it is necessary to turn to the private sector.

– Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I remain mystified by the fact that the use of a private e-mail account apparently went either unnoticed or unremarked upon during the four-year tenure in office of the former secretary, simply put, where was everyone ? Is there any record indicating that any lawyer, any FOIA officer, any records person, any high-level official ever respectfully confronted the former secretary with reasonable questions about the practice of sending e-mails from a private account ? It is unfathomable to me that this would not have been noticed and reported up the chain.

– Jason Baron

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I would have, and so would have Hillary Clinton, just to remind everybody, and so would almost everybody that was confronted with the intelligence they got.

– Jeb Bush

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I would have (authorized the invasion), and so would have Hillary Clinton, just to remind everybody. And so would almost everybody that was confronted with the intelligence they got.

– Though Bush

Found on CNN
8 years ago

And so would almost everybody that was confronted with the intelligence they got.

– President George W. Bush

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

I would have [authorized the invasion] and so would have Hillary Clinton, just to remind everybody, and so would almost everybody that was confronted with the intelligence they got.

– Jeb Bush

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I would have [authorized the invasion], and so would have Hillary Clinton, just to remind everybody. And so would almost everybody that was confronted with the intelligence they got.

– Jeb Bush

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Based upon the facts that I have, I think that the officers did the best that they could, confronted with the circumstances that they were encountered with.

– Stephen Johnson

Found on CNN
9 years ago

We are confronted with a very grave judicial error that must be set right.

– Dalla Vedova

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

We are confronted with an unprecedented increase in people embarking on dangerous journeys, to escape wars.

– Dimitris Avramopoulos

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Most people don't like to be confronted with an actual fact-of-life because it's difficult to metabolize. A painting of a bowl of fruit is much easier. It's for the same reason why we don't like going to the doctor. The diagnosis and x-rays are too honest. This is what creates the perception that contemporary art is shocking or suspicious.”

– Adamo Macri

added by anonymous
9 years ago

I am in God's hands, if anything should happen to me, I have told the Lord, I ask you only to give me the grace that it doesn't hurt because I am not courageous when confronted with pain. I am very timid.

– President Benigno Aquino

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I am in God's hands, am I afraid ? You know that I have a defect, a nice of dose of being careless. If anything should happen to me, I have told the Lord, I ask you only to give me the grace that it doesn't hurt because I am not courageous when confronted with pain. I am very timid.

– Pope Francis

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Am I afraid ? You know that I have a defect, a nice of dose of being careless. If anything should happen to me, I have told the Lord, I ask you only to give me the grace that it doesn't hurt because I am not courageous when confronted with pain. I am very timid.

– Pope Francis

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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