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This reflects an evolution in the thinking of prosecutors in the justice department about these cases and putting them in the appropriate context, these cases occurred at an important flashpoint in our history, and they should be viewed that way. – Attorney Paul Hetznecker	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
The crisis is definitely a flashpoint, and likely a turning point, for western platforms operating in Russia, moscow will no doubt continue pressing platforms to take down unflattering content, using all the leverage at its disposal. If the companies comply, public backlash elsewhere around the world will be intense. – Jessica Brandt	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Any time you have a high flashpoint on the ground, there’s an array out there called the Space-Based Infrared System, and we can detect just about any major launch or explosion on the face of the Earth, but the ability to track those once they actually leave the atmosphere and start their trajectory is complicated by the movement of these vehicles. – John Venable of D.C.-based	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We’re entering a very dangerous period, there is no question, and Taiwan is a potential flashpoint. – James Anderson	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Modern gun laws became a political flashpoint in the late 1960s through the current day withthe passage of several new state and federal gun laws. The dividing lines became more clear in the 1990s with a controversial ban on the production of semi-automatic rifles. – Phil Watson	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
We are privileged to be joined tonight by a courageous leader who left the Democrat Party because he has had enough of their extremism, enough of their socialism, enough of their vile hoaxes and scams, this year, this very year is a flashpoint election. – Donald Trump	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
This year, this very year is a flashpoint election, are we going to allow ourselves just to be like any other nation in the world, or are we going to keep America great? – Van Drew	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
That Confederate monument has been a flashpoint and a divisive symbol for decades, and especially since Charlottesville, has been the focus of increasing frustration, anxiety and pain for people. – Carol Folt	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
The flashpoint in past cycles has been attempts by international observers to enter polling places or maintain a presence near voting sites in states where such missions are not authorized or permitted by state law, we’ve provided the OSCE mission leaders with information on the states in this camp, so now it’s up to them to abide by the law while they’re in the U.S. – Kay Stimson	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
It will be the first time a pope has been in Mexico since that blew up, that's another flashpoint that I think he may have to address. – Timothy Kesicki	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Religion has become less of a flashpoint. – Matthew Dallek	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
The noun of self becomes a verb. This flashpoint of creation in the present moment is where work and play merge. – Stephen Nachmanovitch	added by anonymous 14 years ago

This reflects an evolution in the thinking of prosecutors in the justice department about these cases and putting them in the appropriate context, these cases occurred at an important flashpoint in our history, and they should be viewed that way.

– Attorney Paul Hetznecker

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The crisis is definitely a flashpoint, and likely a turning point, for western platforms operating in Russia, moscow will no doubt continue pressing platforms to take down unflattering content, using all the leverage at its disposal. If the companies comply, public backlash elsewhere around the world will be intense.

– Jessica Brandt

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Any time you have a high flashpoint on the ground, there’s an array out there called the Space-Based Infrared System, and we can detect just about any major launch or explosion on the face of the Earth, but the ability to track those once they actually leave the atmosphere and start their trajectory is complicated by the movement of these vehicles.

– John Venable of D.C.-based

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We’re entering a very dangerous period, there is no question, and Taiwan is a potential flashpoint.

– James Anderson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Modern gun laws became a political flashpoint in the late 1960s through the current day withthe passage of several new state and federal gun laws. The dividing lines became more clear in the 1990s with a controversial ban on the production of semi-automatic rifles.

– Phil Watson

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

We are privileged to be joined tonight by a courageous leader who left the Democrat Party because he has had enough of their extremism, enough of their socialism, enough of their vile hoaxes and scams, this year, this very year is a flashpoint election.

– Donald Trump

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

This year, this very year is a flashpoint election, are we going to allow ourselves just to be like any other nation in the world, or are we going to keep America great?

– Van Drew

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

That Confederate monument has been a flashpoint and a divisive symbol for decades, and especially since Charlottesville, has been the focus of increasing frustration, anxiety and pain for people.

– Carol Folt

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The flashpoint in past cycles has been attempts by international observers to enter polling places or maintain a presence near voting sites in states where such missions are not authorized or permitted by state law, we’ve provided the OSCE mission leaders with information on the states in this camp, so now it’s up to them to abide by the law while they’re in the U.S.

– Kay Stimson

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

It will be the first time a pope has been in Mexico since that blew up, that's another flashpoint that I think he may have to address.

– Timothy Kesicki

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Religion has become less of a flashpoint.

– Matthew Dallek

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

The noun of self becomes a verb. This flashpoint of creation in the present moment is where work and play merge.

– Stephen Nachmanovitch

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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