The site was configured to allow the FBI to monitor and to record the discussion threads posted to the site, as well as private messages sent through the site between registered users.

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At an off-the-record roundtable discussion prior to dinner, I enjoyed chatting on the side with Everett Chu, CFO and executive director of Want Want China, the snack and beverage entity that is on our list.

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No doubt their star power was a big draw for many in attendance, and while the plea that their discussion be off-the-record will be respected, it should be said that both largely agreed with each other on the various policy subjects discussed.

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So let me start the discussion of government spending by setting the record straight.

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"The hearings that we had will forever be a part of the record, as far as any discussion of our system in the future, " the Tennessee Republican said.

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If need be, he can demand that the discussion be tape-recorded to preserve an accurate record.

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Crowley said her intent in doing so was not to set the record straight for viewers but merely to steer the discussion out of a cul-de-sac.

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Information Commissioner Richard Thomas's counsel, Timothy Pitt-Payne, said the minutes were the "most important record" that existed "to understand the deliberative process" behind the discussion of Lord Goldsmith's legal advice.

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