According to Ardoin, the problem was one of staffing, and this would cause a delay in the review of our response.

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The last time this happened was World War II, and our response to that is illustrative of both the denial and delay process and the likely form our response to this crisis will take.

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So I don't see that there's been any delay in the response or any difference in the effectiveness of that response.

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With the delay between touch input and screen response slashed by orders of magnitude, a device that sports the sort of super-low-latency Dietz envisions has the potential to feel far more (for lack of a better term) natural than its brethren.

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But if there is delay and dithering with no credible plan, says Mr Davies, the response of both the currency markets and the bond markets will be fierce.

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The main weapon of opposition parties, after all, is delay and governments are bound occasionally to use the guillotine in response.

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As Secretary Clinton made clear today in her testimony -- or at least her initial round of testimony -- and as was made clear in the Accountability Review Board report, there was no delay in response, every asset was brought to bear to try to provide assistance.

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