Political rhetoric and shooting spitballs is not, I assure you -- and I know you know this -- is not what the American people want out of Washington right now.

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And from someone who just went through the process of obtaining a real-life building variance, I can assure you that City Hall isn't exactly the ball pit at Chuck E.

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As the military's chief-of-staff until December last year, I can assure you that we know all about the North Korean armed forces.

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While there's no question that entrepreneurs love their toys, in contrast to finance types, I can assure you that the self-made are relatively unconcerned about amassing vast fortunes.

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Senator McCain also promises to use the power of veto in defence of the public interest - and as a chief executive, I can assure you it works.

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And I can assure you that he'll discuss with his team -- in the event that the housing modification program is being held back because of onerous paperwork requirements, that we'll streamline those paperwork requirements.

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If investment decision-making at Calpers is not based upon accepted due diligence integrity considerations, which I can assure you is often the case, then what criteria are being used?

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That's -- obviously the President's first task is to keep the American people safe, and I can assure you that steps have been and are being taken to make sure that's the case.

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"I can assure you that no officer will be shielded if found guilty of unprofessionalism, " police inspector-general Ernest Owusu Poku said.

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And I can assure you everybody on this team, everybody sitting around the table has made this a number-one priority and this continues to be my number-one priority.

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