And so there's a real challenge for us in terms of our agreement to keep on talking today.

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The fact of the matter is, is that for decades we keep on talking about solving the problems of the border, and we don't.

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So, Smith says, the critics can keep on talking about him.

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We keep on talking about this stuff and we have these high-minded pronouncements about how we've got to get control of the deficit and how we owe it to our children and our grandchildren.

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So, if the international community keeps up the pressure on Israeli and Palestinian negotiators to keep talking, despite the carnage on the streets outside, there will still be a chance that a truce will come.

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On Wednesday, his strategy for keeping that going was clear: Keep Biden on the attack, talking about how McCain has dealt with the financial meltdown.

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Another trick for the TV camera: keep a slight smile on your face WHILE you are talking.

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Its important to note that the FED is talking about taking further measures to keep yields on longer-term bonds down, and the threat of further action itself is a deterrent to rising rates.

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You were always combating that and talking about that and trying to keep the opposition on the facts, which got lost a lot.

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The most Mr Arafat can expect is the message that he reportedly received from America's secretary of state in December: keep talking to the Israelis, and keep the lid on trouble and turbulence in the West Bank and Gaza.

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