" Kuala Lumpur's priority, he added, was to "put our house in order -- improve economic fundamentals by tightening fiscal policy, postponing some mega-projects and bringing the current-account deficit down.

CNN: A QUESTION OF OPENNESS

This is a root and branch review, it's our once and for all chance to actually put our house in order, show it's above board, make sure that we've got the proper support services for MPs, so they can do their job properly for the public, but make sure the public have got confidence in it.

BBC: Harriet Harman interview

We need to put our fiscal house in order again.

CNN: Clinton's October 9, 2007 speech on retirement security

B, that we should be pushing for a broad, bipartisan, balanced deficit reduction bill that allows us to put our fiscal house in order and sends the right signals to the economy, that allows the economy to grow and create jobs.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

If we are to succeed though, we will have to put our own house(s) in order first.

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