Marriage represents a principled position and a supercharged vote getter.

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And, again, the U.S. position here is a principled position.

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His subordinates have echoed this principled position on myriad occasions, often in response to urging from other quarters to the effect that "containing Saddam"or disarming him would be sufficient.

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First, the United States should not be party to European (especially French and German) efforts to coerce Japan to abandon its own, principled and conditioned position on providing aid to Russia.

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If he is rejected, the message to future public servants will be clear -- never rock the boat, always go along with the majority, never stake out an independent position, never take a principled stand and above all, never annoy a powerful enemy.

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