Noted baseball historian John Thorn stated that Roger Clemens is the greatest pitcher in the history of baseball.

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Prime Minister John Howard stated over the weekend that Australia would take pre-emptive action against terrorists in neighboring countries.

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On Tuesday, Superintendent John Deasy stated that the cuts would leave 35, 000 students and 13, 000 special needs students in the district without a way to get to school.

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"Over the last nine years John Lewis has clearly and consistently stated that, having reviewed all available options, Sprucefield is the only suitable location to develop a new full line department store in Northern Ireland, " they said.

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With the Tories gripped by ideological struggle over the prospect of British membership of the single European currency, many businessmen feel more comfortable with Mr Blair's stated aim (which matched John Major's, but not that of many of his Conservative colleagues) of treating euro-membership as a practical decision to be taken on economic grounds.

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"It would be a sad commentary on the history of these times if New York state ... were to squander the opportunity for meaningful reform, " stated the commission's chairman, John Feerick of Fordham Law School.

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"John Kerry, you are not fooling America's gun owners, " the ad stated.

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