But our focus is on moving quickly with intensity and determination -- collegiality and optimism -- to reach an agreement -- (laughter) -- no seriously, to reach an agreement in the negotiations being led by the Vice President on deficit reduction and dealing with our long-term debt.

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Still, the intensity of their determination to give me 10-level service posed the problem of diminishing returns from a single strategy.

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