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The 135 is an unarmed aircraft. Why does the PLAN consider it necessary to intercept carrying missiles when the intent was to visually identify the aircraft? Doing this is potentially dangerous and could lead to a major and tragic incident. – Peter Layton	Found on CNN 1 year ago
apparitions of stick people torment me, of skeletal phantoms walking in rain deathly dead stick arms upraised to the gods. i knew one such apparition once, cheated of life by a diseased society intent upon deprivation of body and soul, identity as we would have it. i am haunted at times by what could have been. – Scott C. Holstad	added by scottholstad 1 year ago
I remain deeply angered that this incident occurred and extend my deepest apologies on behalf of the Department of Justice to those who were affected, while the report found no ill intent, this incidentwas unacceptable, and DOJ must be held to the highest standard. This failure requires immediate correction, which is why we are implementing all of the recommendations from this independent report. – Rob Bonta	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
The thinly veiled intent behind AOC’s tweet to vilify a Jewish organization is crystal clear and further contributes to the vilification of American Jews, aOC’s intentional isolation of AIPAC and her failure to call out the numerous bipartisan and left-leaning groups working to keep Justice Democrat candidate Summer Lee out of office shows her true colors. – Liora Rez	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
I never, in my 40-years in this profession, ever thought I'd ever see anything close to this, the intent of this law is to destroy the criminal justice system in Illinois, and I'm not going to let that happen. – James Glasgow	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Asian American students are intent on cultivating this brand of prestige by any means. – Kenny Xu	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
If the Supreme Court overturns the lower court’s decisions, that will reduce a lot of uncertainty around judicial review of districting because the people who want to challenge district lines will have to show much clearer evidence of discriminatory intent or effect, so, judicial review will be much simpler. – Adam White	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Because certain parties have communicated their intent to appeal the confirmation order, we will next begin a The Court appeal process in order to emerge from Chapter 11, which will allow survivors to be equitably compensated and preserve the mission of Scouting for future generations. – Boy Scouts of America	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We’re absolutely going to debate Mehmet Oz, and that was really always our intent to do that, it was just simply only ever been about addressing some of the lingering issues of the stroke, the auditory processing, and we’re going to be able to work that out. – John Fetterman	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Why didn't the Chinese go beyond that given their earlier strong opposition to Washington's professed intent to continue such transits ? – Qin Gang	Found on CNN 1 year ago
One could argue the plain meaning of the legislation by spelling it out in English, represents an intent to have it be government sponsored speech with a specific message they want to convey, on the other hand, it could be argued that the law is vague in that it does not identify that it could NOT be written in other languages. – Lynn King	Found on CNN 1 year ago
There are so many important policy issues we should be discussing right now so that Minnesotans can make an informed choice when they vote, instead, most of the media is intent on character assassination. – Kim Crockett	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We advanced arguments none of us believed, we made people feel aggrieved about issues we had no intent or ability to solve. ... We spurred racial resentments and bigotry among voters while prickling at anyone who might accuse us of racism. – Tim Miller	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I regret the mistake that was made, and it was just that - an unintended mistake. The image posted by me on a political Facebook page was not done with any malicious or harmful intent. Once made aware of the negative portion of the picture I immediately replaced it and followed up with an apology/explanation the next day, my error was rushing to post a thank you note to the outgoing chairperson, in doing so I did not properly review a cut and paste image used in that post from an internet search for a' GOP elephant'. I do not support or agree with any hate group agenda and certainly would not try to further their cause. – Shanon Terry	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Our intent is to file for authorization of a BA.5-containing bivalent form of a vaccine in the fourth quarter of this year, this is consistent with the approach that other manufacturers are following. – Silvia Taylor	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Origin came before intent, our consciousness, source, love, hate, light, dark, speed, power or measure. Therefore our origin is or maybe unknown or even gone forever without us knowing or ever knowing. – Heather Lydia Thornhill	added by heatherthornhill 1 year ago
Change is inevitable in the NBA. I'm not trying to be cryptic or anything else, but Donovan is on our roster, and he's a very, very important part of what we're trying to do. Things evolve in the NBA, so I couldn't sit here and say anybody is [untouchable]. We're trying to build a championship team, but there's no intent [to trade Mitchell], at all. – Justin Zanik	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
They were planning to, actually, shoot up our Fourth of July celebration, we know what their intent is but we don't have their motive, we do know that they lived at the same location. – Richmond Police Chief Gerald Smith	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Sometimes, they’re telegraphing their intent to cause harm to others. – Kathy Hochul	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Today, on the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the Biden Administration’s new regulation restores the original intent of this foundational law by guaranteeing all students equal access to educational opportunities, programs, and activities regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. – Suzanne Bonamici	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
The quick sale manifests her intent to run, she was ditching the car, likely knowing officials could trace to whereabouts through her plates. – Jason Jensen	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
It is incumbent that the CIA and State use the same criteria to implement Havana Act. Both for who is considered a victim, and what level of compensation one is entitled to. I remain concerned that both agencies will not follow the intent of what is now law, based on the historic USG failure to take the victims' cases seriously, remember, this law is designed to provide financial relief for victims whose careers and lives have been destroyed, and who have suffered mental, physical and financial hardships. – Marc Polymeropoulos	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Obviously, quite a bit of the money went to the Trump Hotel. It went to non-profits associated with people who work for the President. And obviously, this was not the intent that a lot of the fundraising emails were being sent. So clearly, they were misled at best. And in some instances, they were just patently untrue. – Bennie Thompson	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We've been aware of Beijing's activity at Ream for some time, and we encourage Beijing to be transparent about its intent and to ensure that its activities support regional security and stability. – Anthony Albanese	Found on CNN 1 year ago

The 135 is an unarmed aircraft. Why does the PLAN consider it necessary to intercept carrying missiles when the intent was to visually identify the aircraft? Doing this is potentially dangerous and could lead to a major and tragic incident.

– Peter Layton

Found on CNN
1 year ago

apparitions of stick people torment me, of skeletal phantoms walking in rain deathly dead stick arms upraised to the gods. i knew one such apparition once, cheated of life by a diseased society intent upon deprivation of body and soul, identity as we would have it. i am haunted at times by what could have been.

– Scott C. Holstad

added by scottholstad
1 year ago

I remain deeply angered that this incident occurred and extend my deepest apologies on behalf of the Department of Justice to those who were affected, while the report found no ill intent, this incidentwas unacceptable, and DOJ must be held to the highest standard. This failure requires immediate correction, which is why we are implementing all of the recommendations from this independent report.

– Rob Bonta

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The thinly veiled intent behind AOC’s tweet to vilify a Jewish organization is crystal clear and further contributes to the vilification of American Jews, aOC’s intentional isolation of AIPAC and her failure to call out the numerous bipartisan and left-leaning groups working to keep Justice Democrat candidate Summer Lee out of office shows her true colors.

– Liora Rez

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I never, in my 40-years in this profession, ever thought I'd ever see anything close to this, the intent of this law is to destroy the criminal justice system in Illinois, and I'm not going to let that happen.

– James Glasgow

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Asian American students are intent on cultivating this brand of prestige by any means.

– Kenny Xu

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

If the Supreme Court overturns the lower court’s decisions, that will reduce a lot of uncertainty around judicial review of districting because the people who want to challenge district lines will have to show much clearer evidence of discriminatory intent or effect, so, judicial review will be much simpler.

– Adam White

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Because certain parties have communicated their intent to appeal the confirmation order, we will next begin a The Court appeal process in order to emerge from Chapter 11, which will allow survivors to be equitably compensated and preserve the mission of Scouting for future generations.

– Boy Scouts of America

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We’re absolutely going to debate Mehmet Oz, and that was really always our intent to do that, it was just simply only ever been about addressing some of the lingering issues of the stroke, the auditory processing, and we’re going to be able to work that out.

– John Fetterman

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Why didn't the Chinese go beyond that given their earlier strong opposition to Washington's professed intent to continue such transits ?

– Qin Gang

Found on CNN
1 year ago

One could argue the plain meaning of the legislation by spelling it out in English, represents an intent to have it be government sponsored speech with a specific message they want to convey, on the other hand, it could be argued that the law is vague in that it does not identify that it could NOT be written in other languages.

– Lynn King

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There are so many important policy issues we should be discussing right now so that Minnesotans can make an informed choice when they vote, instead, most of the media is intent on character assassination.

– Kim Crockett

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We advanced arguments none of us believed, we made people feel aggrieved about issues we had no intent or ability to solve. ... We spurred racial resentments and bigotry among voters while prickling at anyone who might accuse us of racism.

– Tim Miller

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I regret the mistake that was made, and it was just that - an unintended mistake. The image posted by me on a political Facebook page was not done with any malicious or harmful intent. Once made aware of the negative portion of the picture I immediately replaced it and followed up with an apology/explanation the next day, my error was rushing to post a thank you note to the outgoing chairperson, in doing so I did not properly review a cut and paste image used in that post from an internet search for a' GOP elephant'. I do not support or agree with any hate group agenda and certainly would not try to further their cause.

– Shanon Terry

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Our intent is to file for authorization of a BA.5-containing bivalent form of a vaccine in the fourth quarter of this year, this is consistent with the approach that other manufacturers are following.

– Silvia Taylor

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Origin came before intent, our consciousness, source, love, hate, light, dark, speed, power or measure. Therefore our origin is or maybe unknown or even gone forever without us knowing or ever knowing.

– Heather Lydia Thornhill

added by heatherthornhill
1 year ago

Change is inevitable in the NBA. I'm not trying to be cryptic or anything else, but Donovan is on our roster, and he's a very, very important part of what we're trying to do. Things evolve in the NBA, so I couldn't sit here and say anybody is [untouchable]. We're trying to build a championship team, but there's no intent [to trade Mitchell], at all.

– Justin Zanik

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

They were planning to, actually, shoot up our Fourth of July celebration, we know what their intent is but we don't have their motive, we do know that they lived at the same location.

– Richmond Police Chief Gerald Smith

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Sometimes, they’re telegraphing their intent to cause harm to others.

– Kathy Hochul

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Today, on the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the Biden Administration’s new regulation restores the original intent of this foundational law by guaranteeing all students equal access to educational opportunities, programs, and activities regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

– Suzanne Bonamici

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The quick sale manifests her intent to run, she was ditching the car, likely knowing officials could trace to whereabouts through her plates.

– Jason Jensen

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

It is incumbent that the CIA and State use the same criteria to implement Havana Act. Both for who is considered a victim, and what level of compensation one is entitled to. I remain concerned that both agencies will not follow the intent of what is now law, based on the historic USG failure to take the victims' cases seriously, remember, this law is designed to provide financial relief for victims whose careers and lives have been destroyed, and who have suffered mental, physical and financial hardships.

– Marc Polymeropoulos

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Obviously, quite a bit of the money went to the Trump Hotel. It went to non-profits associated with people who work for the President. And obviously, this was not the intent that a lot of the fundraising emails were being sent. So clearly, they were misled at best. And in some instances, they were just patently untrue.

– Bennie Thompson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We've been aware of Beijing's activity at Ream for some time, and we encourage Beijing to be transparent about its intent and to ensure that its activities support regional security and stability.

– Anthony Albanese

Found on CNN
1 year ago

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