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"CDO" is a common term for collateralized debt obligation, an investment-grade security backed by a pool of bonds, loans and other assets.
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As it stands, the House GOP's Pledge treats the Constitution's obligation to "provide common defense" as a kind of afterthought.
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It is an enduring bond forged by our shared history, our common values, and our united obligation to build a better future.
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We have a constitutional obligation to provide for the common defense of this nation.
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Kyl observed that there is no core commitment that supersedes the obligation to provide for the common defense, the first business of the federal government.
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These two darlings of the Tea Partiers made clear that anyone who tries to portray their grassroots movement as exclusively concerned with balancing the budget (important as that is) does not understand the conviction they and their cohort share about a Constitution grounded in Judeo-Christian values and the obligation to provide for the common defense.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy
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Finally, under the U.S. Constitution, the federal government has no "more pressing need" or higher obligation than to provide for the common defense.
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"If the administration or obligation to collect sales taxes is raised to the state level with common rules throughout a state, then you're suddenly down to just 50 rules that a business has to follow, " Locke said, noting that Mountain View, a city that is home to technology titans Netscape Communications Corp.
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Another common criticism is that enduring the financial privations of a seminary education is somehow a spiritual obligation.
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And third, recognizing our community, our common obligations to preserve and strengthen our families, to do our duty to our parents, to fulfill our obligation to give our children the best future possible, with good schools and good health care and safe streets and a clean environment.
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