And in response, General Kellogg said, the generals' attitude was, okay, well, if you're going to hand us this responsibility publicly and folks are going to be judging in the future the Army on what we do, then we're going to speak out.

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And confidence in the bureau's objective attitude to scientific evidence is not enhanced by its response to the first round of results.

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But the public response, and that of more liberal-minded Chinese newspapers, prompted a change of attitude.

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Amid speculation about industrial action in response to public sector job losses, Business Secretary Vince Cable has drawn attention to what he says was the responsible attitude of unions to belt-tightening in the private sector.

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