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That's what the NLRB case was about: by simply filing a one-page petition, they caused the entire nation to look at it and discuss it. – John Adam	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If the ministry of communications is successful, it would reopen the debt restructuring. But as far as I can tell, I don't see any legal ground for the petition at the moment. – Joel Hogarth	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
According to the judge, the president's rejection of (the) clemency petition is not an administrative act so this court does not have the jurisdiction to accept our case, we plan to appeal today's court decision. We have two weeks to file an appeal. If the law is respected, the execution should be postponed until the legal process is over. – Todung Mulya Lubis	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I knew there was a petition pending, but it had been three weeks and I had heard nothing. – Bernadette Kero of Oregon	Found on CNN 9 years ago
One of [the pardoned prisoners] is Tim's friend and he put his petition in two years ago, tim's petition has not been submitted. It will be in the beginning of the year. It has taken them over a year to do his petition. – Carrie Tyler	Found on CNN 9 years ago
He'd been president, and he was asked to run for Congress specifically to fight against slavery. And he was all worn out, as most presidents are, but he was so moved by slavery he came back, and for over twenty years, he stood over here, and every single day he stood up with his petition to stop slavery. And every day he was booed down and hated, hated, hated by his fellow Congressmen. Until finally at the very end of his life, he stood up again with his petition, and collapsed. – Michele Bachmann	Found on CNN 9 years ago
And for over twenty years, he stood over here, and every single day he stood up with his petition to stop slavery. And every day he was booed down and hated, hated, hated by his fellow Congressmen. Until finally at the very end of his life, he stood up again with his petition, and collapsed. – Michele Bachmann	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled, that force must be called in to win back our love? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir. These are the implements of war and subjugationthe last arguments to which kings resort. – Patrick Henry	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Not to attend at the door of the wealthy, and not to use the voice of petition?these constitute the best life of a man. – The Hitopadesa	added by anonymous 12 years ago
Business underlies everything in our national life, including our spiritual life. Witness the fact that in the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach. – Woodrow Wilson	added by anonymous 14 years ago

That's what the NLRB case was about: by simply filing a one-page petition, they caused the entire nation to look at it and discuss it.

– John Adam

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If the ministry of communications is successful, it would reopen the debt restructuring. But as far as I can tell, I don't see any legal ground for the petition at the moment.

– Joel Hogarth

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

According to the judge, the president's rejection of (the) clemency petition is not an administrative act so this court does not have the jurisdiction to accept our case, we plan to appeal today's court decision. We have two weeks to file an appeal. If the law is respected, the execution should be postponed until the legal process is over.

– Todung Mulya Lubis

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I knew there was a petition pending, but it had been three weeks and I had heard nothing.

– Bernadette Kero of Oregon

Found on CNN
9 years ago

One of [the pardoned prisoners] is Tim's friend and he put his petition in two years ago, tim's petition has not been submitted. It will be in the beginning of the year. It has taken them over a year to do his petition.

– Carrie Tyler

Found on CNN
9 years ago

He'd been president, and he was asked to run for Congress specifically to fight against slavery. And he was all worn out, as most presidents are, but he was so moved by slavery he came back, and for over twenty years, he stood over here, and every single day he stood up with his petition to stop slavery. And every day he was booed down and hated, hated, hated by his fellow Congressmen. Until finally at the very end of his life, he stood up again with his petition, and collapsed.

– Michele Bachmann

Found on CNN
9 years ago

And for over twenty years, he stood over here, and every single day he stood up with his petition to stop slavery. And every day he was booed down and hated, hated, hated by his fellow Congressmen. Until finally at the very end of his life, he stood up again with his petition, and collapsed.

– Michele Bachmann

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled, that force must be called in to win back our love? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir. These are the implements of war and subjugationthe last arguments to which kings resort.

– Patrick Henry

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Not to attend at the door of the wealthy, and not to use the voice of petition?these constitute the best life of a man.

– The Hitopadesa

added by anonymous
12 years ago

Business underlies everything in our national life, including our spiritual life. Witness the fact that in the Lord's Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.

– Woodrow Wilson

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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