And obviously all of us were heartbroken by the extraordinary devastation that took place recently as a consequence of the tsunami and the earthquake and the nuclear crisis in Japan.

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It's time to start the process of making sure that the building blocks of preventive measures take place to guarantee that concussions will never just be looked at as just another consequence of the game.

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The whole problem in Africa is a consequence of Western vested interests in the place and it is such a tragedy to see it unfolding.

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Republican congressional leaders blame the White House for proposing the sequester in the first place, which came about in 2011 as a draconian consequence of doing nothing to curb deficits.

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The costs were a direct consequence of inadequate measures to prevent domestic violence occurring in the first place, said the group.

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