Over at competitor General Electric, actor Ronald Reagan -- later the fortieth president of the United States -- and often referred to as the Great Communicator, was for many years an effective commercial spokesman every week on the GE Theater.

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In Mr.Chavez's last speech here in 2006, he referred to President George W.Bush as the devil, saying he smelled sulfur in the room.

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we need more problem solving." In his brief remarks, Mr.Obama referred to his proposed $3.5 trillion budget for 2010 as a blueprint for the future.

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"I was in search of suppressed technology, you know,laughingly referred to as UFO technology,".

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He referred to the provisional government as "gangsters."

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In a speech at Carnegie Mellon University, President Obama referred to the Gulf oil spill in making the case that it is time, as he put it, to "aggressively accelerate the nation's transition to a clean energy economy."

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Many banks have been reluctant to loan money because they are unsure if they will need their cash reserves to cover the cost of billions of dollars in questionable loans, which are frequently referred to as toxic assets.

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