It also, as a matter of record, for those who consume public opinion data -- I think most of you do -- has broad public support across the political spectrum.

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However, when that information is converted to another form such as a tax lien or a criminal charge, it becomes a matter of public record and the criteria for disclosure may be very different.

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The speech is now a matter of public record, as are transcripts of the testimony from every hearing the good doctor presided over as chairman of the House Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology during his final term.

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As a general matter, the firm is proud of its track record in research.

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But I think we need to recognize that making payments to doctors a matter of public record is, as I said before, an Orwellian solution.

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Tuesday's rematch of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is likely to be their first of two in which the incumbent's record as Commander-in-Chief is going to be a matter of direct debate.

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