Using a series of experiments on both business executives and a random selection of adults, Brescoll et al found that after the fact, firms that conveyed an empathetic, responsibility-taking message ended up losing much less public trust than those taking more defensive or noncommittal stances.

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But I think if people believe that the message from the election in 2012 is to seek less cooperation, more gridlock and greater partisanship, I think that is taking the very -- that is taking the wrong message from the last election.

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This work examines the Olympic message of peace-through-athletic-competition by taking up the media through which that message has been mindlessly publicized ad nauseum.

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Inexplicably, we transfer this illogical message to our investing lives, taking out-sized bets on flaky stocks, following crackpot self-help promoters or simply staying far too long in assets that clearly have run their course.

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In a 16-city tour Strangfeld is taking his message to those employees.

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Strangfeld is taking his message to employees in a 16-city tour.

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Since earlier this year, Jackson has been taking steps to organize the message of the left-wing of the Democratic party.

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But overall, the main message that I want to deliver before I start taking questions -- and I said this to Joe and Rhonda -- is slowly, but surely, we are moving in the right direction.

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Separate question -- on Yemen, could you tell us what message John Brennan is taking to the region from the President?

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Al-Hakim had always propagated a message of peace, calling on Iraqis to stop taking part in the bitter sectarian conflict that followed the fall of Hussein.

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Twenty-four percent said they had e-mailed and 11% had sent a text message notifying their employer that they were taking a sick day.

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Meanwhile, there's an emphatic video message from Jolla co-founder Marc Dillon after the break, seeking the world's assistance in taking the heritage of MeeGo into a new era.

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