But he and his party were clearly in no mood to make an issue of it.
"I cannot see its impact on China's international image unless someone wants to make an issue of it, " Qin added.
But this northernmost German state came back into the news when Thilo Weichert, the state's privacy commissioner, raised an issue of such complexity that it will make the first Schleswig-Holstein question look like a dot-to-dot coloring book in comparison.
One of the most endangered GOP Senate incumbents, Republican Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania has already tried to make it an issue in his race against Democrat Bob Casey, who opposes the surveillance program.
Most of the time they allow Members of Parliament to make a stance on an issue, without having it become policy, or even debated in the chamber.
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But if this becomes more of an issue it could scare off investors and make it harder for these companies to raise funds in U.S. capital markets.
If it drops out of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, this might look like an admission of guilt and make it easier for America to move the issue to the Security Council.
So my guess is that those kinds of discussions are not altogether different, that I think President Bush was making -- reaching the same calculation, which is that it would be in the best interests of the safety and welfare of our American servicemen and women to issue an apology and make it clear that those actions were unintentional.
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Obama was optimistic about prospects for a deal on immigration reform, Kenny said, adding that it's an issue of importance to the Irish people even though they make up a relatively small portion of U.S. immigrants.
Her request makes clear that following Netanyahu's brilliant triumph in Washington, Democrats realize that the president's poor treatment of Israel is an issue that will harm them politically if the Republicans decide to make it an issue in next year's elections.
Social Security, if it is part of a package, would be an issue of how do we make sure Social Security extends its life and is strengthened?
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It is inappropriate to make race and class an issue when Hurricane Katrina affected most acutely the poor of a city where nearly 63% of the population is black.
But he did not pursue much of Mr Giuliani's education agenda, which makes it hard for Hillary Clinton to make education an issue in the Senate fight.
Saxby Chambliss, Georgia Republican, said during this time of terrorist alerts at home and suicide bombings overseas, it's an issue sure to make a difference for voters.
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