What I hope is that with this announcement, we're underscoring both our seriousness in meeting the energy challenge and our willingness to look at this challenge not as a partisan issue but as a matter that's far more important than politics -- because the choices we make will affect not just the next generation but many generations to come.

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What I hope is that with this announcement, we're underscoring both our seriousness in meeting the energy challenge and our willingness to look at this challenge not as a partisan issue but as a matter that's far more important than politics - because the choices we make will affect not just the next generation but many generations to come.

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The Archbishop of Canterbury the Most Reverend Justin Welby, who has in the past praised the quality of same-sex relationships, sees the Church's response to the issue as a challenge.

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But eventually this issue will come to the fore, possibly as a First Amendment challenge.

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The USC Hubli Water and Health Team team hopes to shed light on this threatening issue, as confronting the challenge of dirty drinking water is a "gateway" step towards achieving measured, sustainable improvements in a wide array of serious health related issues.

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Another such issue is cyber-security, which has become a growing challenge to our economic relationship as well.

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