The very brevity of the two leaders' statement lent simplicity and force to that very simple message.
In response to the Pentagon statement, two Southern Baptist leaders issued their own statement on May 6 voicing concern about religious freedom, even while cautioning Christians to refrain from jumping to conclusions.
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Afterward, the two leaders issued a statement calling for "an immediate cessation of all violence" and expressing support for efforts by U.N. and Arab League joint special envoy Kofi Annan to broker a peace deal.
"It is imperative to break the vicious cycle between banks and sovereigns, " the eurozone leaders said in a statement.
The Arab leaders produced a fiery statement but Egypt and Jordan both decided to keep their links with Israel.
The House leaders said in their statement that they had asked the House Page Board to review the incident and to propose measures to ensure the program is safe.
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"Chelsea Football Club is obviously pleased that the Appeals Committee has vindicated the club's position and opened the door for a compensation claim and sporting sanctions before FIFA's Dispute Resolution Chamber, " the league leaders said in a statement.
"Decisions about whether the House will seek to accept or promptly amend the measure will not be made until House members... have been able to review the legislation, " Mr Boehner and other House Republican leaders said in a statement.
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In a separate statement, the leaders also called on North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons programmes.
As a result of that visit, these interfaith leaders joined in a powerful statement condemning all forms of anti-Semitism, including Holocaust denial.
That classic contribution didn't impress assembly opposition leaders, who wanted a clear statement of where Wales stands.
However, a joint statement said the two leaders had agreed to continue their talks about Japan's "possible interest" in joining TPP.
In a final summit statement, the three leaders promised to forge a joint position on climate change and also reaffirmed the need to reject trade protectionism.
"Major airports have transformed considerably in the last decade to accommodate the shift in the amount of time travelers spend there, " said Barry Liben, CEO of Travel Leaders Group, in a press statement.
Prominent in a closing statement by the economic leaders of APEC in Brunei was an acknowledgement that the Internet and other forms of communications technology have dramatically boosted the development of the global economy.
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"Along with being noted for performing the first laser vision correction procedure... (McDonald) takes an active role in advancing women's careers through mentoring, " Jan Beiting, president of Ophthalmic Women Leaders, said in a statement.
As was to be expected, opposition leaders at Holyrood are demanding a statement from the first minister anent the Westminster finding that Rupert Murdoch is "not a fit person" to run a major international conglomerate.
The other vitally important point is that what we have - on the expansion or "leveraging" of the bailout fund and the reduction of Greek debt - is a statement of what eurozone leaders wish to achieve.
In January the board said it had decided not to call for a ban because Ahmadiyah's leaders in Indonesia had issued a statement affirming that Muhammad was the last prophet, rather than Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Indian mystic who founded the group.
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Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid issued a statement calling on GOP congressional leaders to come clean.
In a final statement on Tuesday, world leaders said their aim was a "fully sovereign, stable and democratic Iraq".
The talks on Friday produced a financial statement, agreed by the leaders of the 26 countries, expressing "confidence that with full implementation of the necessary policy reforms and strong mutual support, financial stability would be restored".
The Association of School and College Leaders said the chancellor's autumn budget statement was "bad news indeed" for education.
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They issued a statement on Thursday afternoon along with church leaders and community representatives.
When EU summits wind down, it is customary for the leaders present to make a short and conciliatory closing statement.
It would permit a reasoned resolution of the serious disconnect that currently exists between most of the G-7 political leaders and their finance ministers, indicated in the statement issued by the latter from the OECD ministerial held earlier this month.
In a joint statement issued on Wednesday morning, the leaders of Scotland's three main opposition parties united to call on Mr Salmond to "urgently appear" before the Scottish Parliament to answer questions over his relationship with the Murdochs and News Corp subsidiary News International.
U.S. business leaders welcomed the latest move but said they would have liked to see a more definitive statement that the U.S. was joining the Trans Pacific Partnership, which is viewed by some leaders as a stepping stone to a wider Asia-Pacific free-trading bloc in the years ahead.
Mr Cameron's statement to Parliament followed a summit of EU leaders last week.
His statement differed from comments by some other Democratic leaders, who call the public option essential for any health care legislation.
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