What is disturbing is that these views have endured over time, although they were overtaken by events 20 years ago.

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So when our veterans come home from Iraq and Afghanistan -- and they have performed brilliantly, they have done everything that's been asked of them, regardless of what your views are on these wars -- they have earned these benefits that all too often we fail to give them.

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Part of the problem with this perception is that it appears that most of these views are shaped by what is in movies or the media.

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Mr Brooks's lips are sealed about what these machines will be like, although his views about the future of robotics provides a clue.

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He said with many of these speakers' views being well-documented, "a little Google search about what these guys are speaking about would not hurt anybody".

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Unlike the Fed, or the Bank of England, the ECB refuses to publish any record of its discussions, nor any indication of what the views of individual council members were in these discussions.

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Local transport minister Norman Baker said: "It's vital that speed limits are suitable for local conditions and councils are best placed to determine what these limits are, based on local knowledge and the views of the community, " he said.

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