Because we want to emphasize that we will not allow anybody to exert their control over any part of Iraq.
And we want to emphasize to the Japanese people that we will be with them throughout the rebuilding process, and are very confident that Japan will continue its role as a global leader.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Meets with Prime Minister Kan at G8 Summit
And by the way, we had the Governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, as well as parish presidents who were taking part in this meeting, because we want to emphasize the importance of coordinating between local, state, and federal officials throughout this process.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Speaks on NYC Incident and BP Oil Spill in Louisiana | The White House
The other thing that we want to emphasize is, for those who have an ambition to start a business, entrepreneurs, young people who have gotten college degrees or advanced degrees -- for us to train them here in the United States and then send them back to start businesses elsewhere makes absolutely no sense.
And so the story that you told about being able to access financing, for what obviously is a great product and a great business model, is something that we want to continue to emphasize.
We both want to emphasize prevention, because we've got to do something about ever escalating costs and we don't want children, who I meet all the time, going to emergency rooms for treatable illnesses like asthma.
CNN: Transcript of Thursday's Democratic presidential debate
But in our quest for security, we cannot sacrifice -- I want to emphasize we believe we cannot sacrifice the openness that makes possible all the benefits and opportunities that the Internet brings.
Now, the one thing I want to emphasize is that we took very seriously this notion that citing and delay is a problem.
WHITEHOUSE: Meeting of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness | The White House
But I want to emphasize and stress that we have a very robust program where we look at the safety and the security of our nuclear facilities on a minute-by-minute basis.
So I want to emphasize, from day one we have prepared and planned for the worst, even as we hoped for the best.
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And more than anything, what I want to just emphasize is there are good people on both sides of this thing, but we have to be able to put ourselves in the other person's shoes.
Now, I want to emphasize I say this knowing full well we face a very difficult fiscal situation.
But what I want to emphasize is this: Even when we have differences, we cannot allow those differences to prevent us from making progress.
And though I want to emphasize that in the end, as we all know, it's our responsibility as women to also talk to our doctors about what screenings that we need and then make the appointments to get those screenings, even when it's inconvenient or maybe a little bit uncomfortable.
And I want to emphasize a point that Ben made, that they both said, we need to be able to have disagreements about certain issues and continue our progress and cooperation in other issues.
And I also want to emphasize I don't want to just hear your input today -- we're going to need it in the months and years ahead as well.
WHITEHOUSE: Forum on Modernizing Government: Opening Session
We understand that there are more storms that are forecast today, so the thing I think I want to emphasize more than anything else, it is critical that Americans in affected areas heed storm warnings and take the lead of your local officials.
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