While working his way up through the ranks of the Navy, Secretary Lehman held a variety of positions including: President of the Abington Corporation, delegate to the Mutual Balanced Force Reductions negotiations and Deputy Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

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There has to be a measured, balanced use of force along with hearts and minds.

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Germany's new balanced-budget amendment to its constitution will force it to pursue a tight fiscal policy, unless the coalition circumvents it to permit tax cuts.

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But a new balanced-budget amendment to the constitution will force Germany to slash spending or raise taxes next year the opposite of what is needed to correct Europe's imbalances and shore up growth.

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The awesome force at our disposal must always be balanced by the weight of our shared responsibility.

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The Chinese middle class is an emerging global force that can serve as a catalyst for a more balanced world for all.

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The whole point of the sequester was to force the politicians to come up with a better way to work towards a balanced federal budget and avoid an even worse outcome: lack of any serious action on the deficit and a debt crisis that could ensue.

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