The lack of uniformity is part of the problem, victims rights advocate Linda Walker said.

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On education Gore could only advocate throwing more money at the problem, something that hasn't worked for 20 years.

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"It is staggeringly outrageous that this problem is allowed to continue and proliferate, " says patient advocate Michael Bennett of Baltimore.

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Solicitor advocate Chris Fyffe, defending, said Burns had a problem with alcohol.

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And if we agree that obesity is a serious problem (which I think we do), does Kucinich also advocate a more holistic approach?

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Meanwhile, George W. Bush , a man who has spent his career in the most unpredictable industries imaginable, oil exploration and baseball, suddenly becomes the advocate of the cut-and-dried machine solution to a complex and subtle problem well beyond the tolerances of the machines in use.

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While other people testifying, such as privacy advocate Justin Brookman of the Center for Democracy and Technology, pointed out that this is a problem for consumer privacy, Weinstein just expressed jealousy.

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Each tax season brings fresh reminders that as National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson has been arguing for years, "untrained and unscrupulous preparers" are a big problem for taxpayers.

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