But since the money was held in a maze of Swiss bank accounts and offshore trusts, PaineWebber won't admit responsibility.

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And people who are in America illegally have a responsibility -- to pay their back taxes and admit responsibility for breaking the law, pay a penalty, learn English, pass criminal background checks, and get right with the law -- or face removal -- before they can get in line and eventually earn their citizenship.

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Will a top executive at the bank stand up, take full responsibility and admit his mistakes to the public?

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When this occurs, the auditor is faced with the never-welcome responsibility to admit the prior errors, which may also require acknowledging human biases.

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For appellate purposes Sandusky was never going to accept responsibility or admit doing something wrong, but lashing out at everyone so strongly was irrational.

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Time is ticking until they admit that they have the responsibility and possess the power to shape and steer positive experiences moving forward.

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But Clinton did admit that as party leader, he bears responsibility for the Democrats' questionable fund-raising, now the subject of Justice Department and congressional investigations.

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"I think that by proposing this sort of policy where local troops decide for themselves whether to admit gay scouts or not, they're not living up to their responsibility to accept everyone, " Lucien told the BBC.

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