Moreover, and I want to emphasize this as Senator Lugar and Senator Biden have, for all of the examples that Senator Helms cited today -- for every single nominee who has been blocked at some point in the process -- when a majority of United States Senators, duly elected and sworn, have wanted to force an issue, it has been forced.

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That requires an energized, innovating talent force, which brings me to the third issue: attracting, motivating, and retaining talent This is surprisingly tough despite high unemployment.

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The issue emerged again in 2001, when Cheney was sued for his role chairing an energy task force.

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His co-chairing in 2004 of an independent task force on Iran, which recommended engagement rather than confrontation, has tipped his hand on a key issue.

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