Charges Quotations

The reason Gov. Romney passed Romneycare as governor of Massachusetts in 2006 was because many Republicans viewed health care reform, mandates and all, as a way to inoculate against Democratic charges that Republicans didn't care about people who lacked health insurance.

The intriguing aspect of food charges on airlines is that they create the perfect laboratory for any economist who wishes to study the question of how to price a good that possesses, by universal consensus, absolutely no objective value.

It is the press that has taken these charges and accusations and blown them up without any kind of skepticism whatsoever - blown them into realities and treated them as if they were true.

Among various demands and charges I gave them, was, that the said flag should be delivered to me, and one of the United States' flags be received and hoisted in its place.

It's true I didn't get a fair trial, but the problem is people don't understand the details. It is important to understand the details of the trial and why I'm not guilty under the charges that were brought against me.

I still take way more jobs than I turn down, and the reason that I turn down a job is that I just can't find anything in it that charges me or excites me or challenges me about moving to the next phase of where I'm headed.

I've always been curious about why one man jumps out of a foxhole with a grenade and charges a machine gun nest, and his buddy next to him sits there cowering. And my feeling is that the difference is tiny between the two.

All the charges you enumerate have been made with one purpose in mind-to place our office on the defensive and make us waste valuable time answering allegations that have no basis in fact.

Having the courage to say no when all your friends are saying yes is one of the most difficult things you'll ever have to do. Doing it, however, is one of the biggest charges you can ever make to your personal battery. I call this 'won't power.'

It would be suicide in the American academy to show too early an interest beyond your doctoral specialization: charges of everything from charlatanry to ambition would be levied and tenure denied. I've seen this first-hand.

I did business the same way President Lee did, and from what I read in the papers, the same way President Ma has done. But I have been charged for misuse and misappropriation. People need to learn at the most basic level that valid charges have not been brought against me.

The most extremist power any political leader can assert is the power to target his own citizens for execution without any charges or due process, far from any battlefield. The Obama administration has not only asserted exactly that power in theory, but has exercised it in practice.

We are proud that these issues have been fully resolved. The agreement validates the charges KBR incurred for completing work to import fuel and refined products at the Army's request and direction -- an issue that has been pending since October 2003.

We remain hopeful that when the attorney general's office has completed its review of the charges against him, it will elect to dismiss this case rather than seek an indictment.

We remain dissatisfied in the overall sales performance of our Circuit City business, ... no new trends on which to base any charges in earnings expectations." ()

We respect and appreciate the bipartisan agreement established by this Senate, ... We intend to use the time we have been provided to present a compelling case on the serious charges pending against the President.

We're going to fight these charges because I reject every single one of them.

Usually, defendants involved in these cases have other charges against them, and animal cruelty falls in line at the bottom.

With two-thirds of revenue derived from the highly volatile personal digital entertainment segment, we anticipate Creative will need to take further restructuring charges to right-size its operations.

We're aware of the potential charges coming down the line. We are prepared to meet them and will resolve them in due course with the other two matters presently pending.

With these two charges his bail is $250,000 cash-only,

Ultimately we looked at what charges were available; we didn't have anything to charge them with. We don't like the fact that nothing comes out of this absolutely stupid behavior, but we have the laws we have.

We have no information showing that she was ever in Alabama. Our investigation is ongoing as we speak. There is the possibility that more charges could be coming in Alabama.

We want them to get back their jobs and as long as these charges are pending, there's no possibility at all. Which doesn't seem fair.

We did not file criminal charges because we did not believe that there was sufficient evidence to prove the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.

There are some other that account wife and children but as bills of charges

The only remaining recourse is to forward all the charges against Fujimori to an international tribunal.

We hear all the time that people don't really realize how much they spend on gas or maintenance. If you start keeping track of all that -- and the finance charges and your registration -- it's remarkable.

We did review the evidence that was filed today regarding the jail murders. But we haven't filed charges against anybody at this time.

The crackdown is clearly continuing, and the revival of old charges against journalists is part of that pattern. We call on Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to order an investigation into these charges which contradict his stated policy.

The outcome was that no charges should be laid.

We regret that the government turned a deaf ear to the many calls for the release of this respected journalist. At least, after 15 months of detention, Zhao is going to be able to defend himself in court against the baseless charges brought against him by the Chinese authorities. We hope, at the very least, that the trial will be fair and that foreign observers and the press will be able to attend.

We're gravely concerned that sedition laws are being used to retaliate against a critical publication. The Philippine government should drop these charges and affirm its commitment and remove laws that inhibit the work of the press.

The principal reason for Citigroup's shortfall versus consensus was the 10 cents of charges related to Latin America, which were expected. The order of magnitude was harder to ascertain but the fact that they were going to have to take additional charges was expected.

When the Securities & Exchange Commission settled securities-fraud charges against Richard Harriton, former chairman of the clearing subsidiary of Bear, Stearns & Co., there were smiles all around. The SEC was happy. Harriton was happy. Bear Stearns was happy.

When the scandal occurred at Colorado with the lady kicker they had, I told my team then and I told them again this year that she (Westover) is never to be talked to inappropriately or touched inappropriately and if she is, I encourage her to press charges and the player will be suspended. I said that and I was stern and sincere. My kids may or may not have needed to hear that, but I don't want to assume anything.

We're not bring these charges to be popular, we're bringing these charges in order to stand up and take on public corruption head-on.

Lucent will continue to review its internal processes throughout fiscal year 2001, which may result in additional cost structure improvements and associated business restructuring charges as it moves from a multi-divisional company to one with a single focus on the service provider market,

Losing Tyree is a huge blow. He is an impact player. What I do know is that as long as he has any charges at all pending against him he is not going to be admitted (to UC). Tyree Evans wants to be here, I can tell you that.

Should this investigation prove the charges made by Mr. Jackson to be groundless, I will request that criminal charges of false report of peace officer misconduct be pursued against him,

She wrote letters to her husband, asking him for help in having the charges against her dropped so they could resume their life together.

Since then he has completed 19 months of intensive treatment for the problems that gave rise to those charges at the renowned St. Luke's Institute.

Mr. Fitzgerald hasn't made any decision on the charges and I can't speculate what the outcome will be. Mr. Rove has cooperated completely with the investigation.

Mr. Bennett welcomes the opportunity to face these charges in a court of law and to clear his good name.

One of her charges is to expand our current programs, examine what we've been doing that needs to be changed and also where we need to supplement our programs to assist victims in their long-term recovery.

Murders are never forgotten, ... The charges filed today ... are the first steps toward bringing to justice those responsible for a long and unfinished chapter in the Colombo family's violent history.

No charges have been placed in this incident at this time because it is still an open investigation, an ongoing investigation.

No charges have been filed by the L.A. district attorney's office, and for that I am appreciative. I have said it before, but we all make mistakes, and the day will come soon enough where you no longer read of mine in the tabloids.

Nobody wants to press charges because they don't want to admit they were attacked. The question now is: When does the crime become egregious enough that the need to stop it outweighs the need to cover up the embarrassment of being hit?

No formal charges have been made, but the authorities have advised that he is presently under investigation for violation of Article 276 of the Russian criminal code, which pertains to espionage.

Politics is rough and tumble everywhere, and many women recoil from that negative aspect of it - the nastiness, the charges and counter-charges.

One thing that hampers all sides in the debate is the extent to which information about telephone charges is relatively opaque, ... Many state and local governments are transparent, but some are not. The federal government actually has the least transparency.

I wouldn't want to talk about additional charges but the investigation is absolutely continuing.

I wish the prosecution would have investigated and searched for the truth with the same enthusiasm it looked for accusations. The prosecution has been throwing around charges in a premeditated way.

If we don't do this, the books that will get written will be wrong, like the books that have been written so far. I am innocent of all of these charges and I will fight for that for a long time.

If they drop charges against her, then she'd go to a mental hospital and then the doctors would decide when she's well enough to go home, ... They've treated her like a serial killer, and my feeling all along has been it's a waste of the taxpayers' money to prosecute her.

I don't know anything as to his condition. But certainly, if there was a violation of the law, it stands to reason charges would be filed, regardless of the medical condition.

I don't anticipate additional charges in the near future, ... She's the only one charged.

I am grateful that (Weathers) is looking into this ... and that his office was not at all interested in bringing any charges against Mr. Roberts for his recantation.

I believe the timing on this proper given the charges, given the specificity of the charges for the first time.

I am ready to face all the charges against me. I always submit myself to the rule of law,

Certainly, banks make mistakes as do customers and that's why it's important for consumers to make sure no unauthorized charges have been made and all deposits are credited. Consumers should review their account balances as soon as they get the statement and contact the bank as soon as they discover any errors or discrepancies,

Based on the statistics, most of the charges saying that obesity caused various diseases or that obesity caused thousands of deaths were simply not supported.

Based on the obvious self defense issue here. No charges are being brought against the clerk.

Basically, he pushed the kid out of the car in an attempt to deflect attention from himself to the child, and that certainly worked, bought him some time, and he's been able to get away thus far. But now, he's causing the charges to mount, because he pushed the kid out, and that's a dangerous thing.

I have always maintained that the case against Michael Jackson was a fraud and a disgrace and these charges confirm that.

If Brenda had ever done anything wrong, Smith would have brought her up on charges and then drummed her out of the Air Force.

Fox News fully investigated the charges and allegations and found them to be baseless,

Freedom of the press is a basic principle of international human rights, ... I urge the Liberian government to drop all charges and release the journalists immediately.

Freund is facing aggravated stalking charges for a series of phone calls he made to young children while their parents were not home.

Further investigation revealed conflicting facts and statements taken through sworn testimony that resulted in the charges being dropped. We found no evidence to support sworn complaints and found conflicting information to where we couldn't substantiate the allegations.

Fujimori has repeatedly claimed that there is no evidence against him and that these charges are nothing more than political persecution. But in the cases we examined, substantial testimony and documentation point to his direct criminal responsibility for serious human rights abuses and institutionalized corruption.

From the very beginning, she was under the impression that if she did certain things, the charges would go away.

If a man has the kind of personal honor, personal integrity and personal courage that he has demonstrated, it argues that perhaps the charges in this trial are not correct.

From the start, it was very difficult to budget because we had no way of knowing how expensive the travel and hotel charges would be.

Given the seriousness of the allegations, the National Investigations Service, our major crimes unit, followed up, which resulted in the charges being laid.

If it's your friend you're not going to want to bring charges against your friend.

If the defense releases them, that's up to them. If charges are going to be pending, he can't be discussing them.

If the government denies him bail, it will reinforce the perception that it has pressed capital charges against him to prevent him from campaigning for president.

If taxes are owed, a delay in filing may result in penalty and interest charges that could increase your tax bill by 25 percent or more.

He was arrested on assault and battery charges under the domestic abuse statute. He was taken to the Forrest County jail. We notified the Dean of Students and coaching staff. The call came from Frat Row.

He will find it impossible to change the terms of the agreement without attracting serious criticism and charges of selling out to the US.

He feels he has lost his career as a field tech, ... The charges are still pending. He cannot travel internationally. He feels he lost his whole career because he was falsely accused as a spy.

He does all the little things -- taking charges and defending guys. He's very good and he improved throughout the year. You can just see it in his confidence and swagger on the floor. He knows what makes him a good player.

Today, it appears there may be as many as 100 lawyers and legal assistants working at your expense to defend the president against a mountain of charges and allegations about his personal behavior,

What matters for our well-being is the net output -- remember, depreciation charges are not available for consumption -- per person in the overall economy, not the gross output per hour worked in the non-farm business sector alone,

We talked about taking charges when she spins. Finally it happened at the perfect point in the game.

What is bad for business is this crisis. The root cause of this crisis happens to be the charges against the President.

He?s a guard who can score. That?s basically his game. He?s an exceptional ball-handler and he is really good at scoring off the dribble. He?s a tough, physical kid. He led us in charges taken two years in a row. He wants to guard the top players on the opposing team.

He's always good for between 16 and 20 points, 10 to 15 rebounds, a couple of charges drawn and a couple of steals in the post. Every time out.

He's going to prepare to meet the very serious charges against him.

Hopefully we can talk to her to get her to file charges and get a protective order and get in a shelter.

Hopefully we are giving a message to people that this kind of conduct, partys, serving alcohol to minors, things like that, will be investigated thoroughly, ... If appropriate, charges will be filed against those individuals.

We met our original 2005 targets which, in view of the special charges throughout the year, is a solid achievement. A strong second half of 2005 has given us a good basis now to enter 2006 and generate further profitable growth.

He did have a felony warrant for parole violation. One of the original charges was auto theft. We also recovered a large bottle of alcohol, and we will be pursuing an investigation into whether or not he was drinking as well.

He is trying to pull the legal equivalent of a 'do-over' since he knows very well that the charges he brought against me last week are totally manufactured and illegitimate. This is an abomination of justice,

I talked to him about it before the game. He had about 11 charges during camp and he had three today. The fact is, he played an offensive game, he plays a defensive game, he does a lot of things to impress you.

It is a felony; anybody who is facing these kind of charges is in trouble.

I think the factual record is going to show very clearly that Microsoft's prices are actually lower than most of our major competitors. Lower than IBM , lower than the Macintosh operating system. In fact, the judge's own findings of fact said that IBM charges 2 1/2 times as much as Microsoft charges for Windows '98. So it's very hard to see how this case has any merit whatsoever.

I think the charges that they brought are without merit. Tony is anxious to defend the charges brought against him, so that a jury can find that he is not guilty of all charges.