"We are sincere in seeking your counsel, " Biden said.

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If you are sincere, like Hatoyama, we will be very friendly.

FORBES: Connect

Having said that, I think there are a lot of Republicans who are sincere in recognizing that unless we deal with entitlements in a serious way, the problems we have with this year's deficit and next year's deficit pale in comparison to what we're going to be seeing 10 or 15 years or 20 years down the road.

WHITEHOUSE: Presidential Press Conference

Asked about whether Issa was open to resolving the issue before the committee meets Wednesday, Holder said: "I think we actually are involved more in political gamesmanship" instead of a sincere effort to get the requested documents.

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"We are very disappointed with the outcome of the launch and offer our sincere regrets to our customer, Intelsat, and their spacecraft provider, Boeing, " Kjell Karlsen, president of Sea Launch AG, said in a statement.

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And I think these are real sincere points of debate and discussion and negotiation, and we hope compromise.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing