• He talked about the issues that usually stir his passions -- a commitment to service, winning the war in Iraq, fighting pork-barrel spending -- before taking questions from a small audience of Republican primary voters.

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  • Tuesday in the Commons begins with Foreign Office questions - before MPs move on to detailed consideration of the Armed Forces Bill.

    BBC: Viewing guide: What's on in Parliament in coming week

  • Some employers worry that, in seeking out disabled workers, they would end up violating the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which they say prohibits employers from asking disability-related questions before hiring someone.

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  • But overall, the main message that I want to deliver before I start taking questions -- and I said this to Joe and Rhonda -- is slowly, but surely, we are moving in the right direction.

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  • Rather than focus on health care or Iraq, as previous debates have, the moderators threw an odd bag of unexpected identity-politics questions at the candidates for a full hour, before turning to high-minded policy.

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  • Before I start taking -- start with questions, I have a couple of things I want to bring up.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • Wednesday in the Commons begins (at 11.30am) with questions to the International Development Secretary, Andrew Mitchell, followed at high noon by prime minister's questions - the last before the summer break.

    BBC: Week ahead

  • Mr Morgan's successor, Carwyn Jones - no fan of Scottish independence - says these questions must be confronted before the Scots go to the ballot box.

    BBC: Scottish independence: What will it mean for Wales?

  • Consumers and governments world-wide have grappled with some of these questions before with the discreet cameras on cellphones.

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  • Coach Rich Rodriguez fielded four Scott-related questions at the start of the news conference before somewhat testily shutting down the topic.

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  • The 89-year-old firm was convicted in June 2002 by a Houston jury of obstructing justice by shredding tons of documents and destroying e-mails related to its client, Enron, just before the energy-trading giant abruptly went bankrupt the previous autumn when questions were raised about its financial statements.

    ECONOMIST: Arthur Andersen

  • The scandal embarrassed the nearly 150-year-old agency and raised questions about a possible security breach before Obama's trip to Colombia.

    CNN: Senators criticize military briefing on Colombia scandal

  • Before we get going on questions I just want to reiterate again that -- I think most of you know that we'll be doing a briefing call on Asia, on the Asia trip.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • And as you know, in this process we have -- the President has come before you many times both to take your questions and to make statements, and on the occasion Monday night to speak to the nation directly during primetime.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • U.S. Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner faced tough questions Wednesday in his confirmation hearings before the Senate Finance Committee.

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  • Smiling now, Mr Salmond said he had subsequently spoken to Dr Qvortrup - noting that he should perhaps have done so before first minister's questions.

    BBC: Contrite apology from Salmond

  • The hack came a day before Mr. Murdoch and his son James were expected to appear before Britain's parliament on Tuesday to answer questions about a growing phone-hacking scandal, in which employees of another News Corp. newspaper are alleged to have hacked into cell phone voice mail of celebrities, politicians and in one case a murdered girl.

    WSJ: Hackers Claim 'Sun' Site Hit

  • Before facing questions from a crowd of more than 30, 000, the 82-year-old Buffett toured the meeting's 200, 000-square-foot exhibit hall.

    NPR: What's Happening At Buffett's Annual Meeting

  • Several major currencies moved sharply about 20 seconds before Friday's nonfarm payrolls report, raising questions among some traders on foreign-exchange desks.

    WSJ: Dow Touches 15000 on Jobs Data

  • What questions should you be asking before you decide to leave your current (non-startup) job and work at a startup?

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  • Even the most talented in-house executive may be buried too deep in the weeds to ask the tough questions and offer forward-looking thinking to avoid a product becoming obsolete before it even makes it to the market.

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  • Tough questions must be asked -- and answered -- and legitimate conditions imposed before more funds are given.

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  • And before I take your questions, I want you to consider three questions I have for you -- questions about what the next 20 years will bring.

    WHITEHOUSE: Town Hall with Students in Mumbai

  • He has been summoned before the Procedure Committee for a dressing-down over his department's performance in answering parliamentary questions - where figures show it has the worst record in Whitehall, with MPs waiting too long for often unacceptable answers.

    BBC: Week ahead in committees

  • The programme examines the decision to use stealth taxes in the first Labour parliament of 1997, and the decision to dodge questions about tax rises in the 2001 election campaign - less than a year before the announcement of a big rise in National Insurance.

    BBC: NEWS | Programmes | Panorama | The truth about tax

  • The investigation posed questions to the U.S.-based retailer and will await its response before making a decision, a government statement said without giving details.

    WSJ: Wal-Mart Asia Chief Appears for India Investigation

  • Let's quickly -- I'll do a week ahead and then a couple of quick announcements before we start with questions.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • In oral arguments before the Supreme Court, each side has 30 minutes to present their case - but are often interrupted by questions from justices.

    BBC: The end of the civil rights era

  • That makes hard to dismiss with the usual ad hominem charges of "racism, " "bigotry" and "Islamophobia" the questions he believes must be asked of Lebanon-born Imad Afif "David" Ramadan before this candidate is given a mandate to represent the people of Virginia's 87th District.

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  • And so to Thursday : Vince Cable will be taking questions in the Commons, before MPs move on to the remaining stages of the Sovereign Grant Bill - dealing with the funding of the royal family.

    BBC: Viewing guide: The week ahead at Parliament

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