Now, I will tell you that in the green energy discussion, the clean energy discussion, there was also an acknowledgment that we're not going to be able to maximize the benefits of clean energy investment unless we get settled how we're dealing with carbon and the price of carbon.

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Now, if you promise not to tell anybody, I will let you in on a little secret: I was not always the very best student that I could be when I was in high school, and certainly not when I was in middle school.

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Our draw against Southampton on Monday ensures our goal difference, at least, will take us into the Premier League and, I tell you now, there is not a chance Hull will overturn 13 goals on us against Ipswich to take our place in the automatic promotion spots.

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Now, I'll tell you that some folks will say we can't afford it.

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After posting articles about how consumer trends will change the way we eat and recommending seven great gift ideas for your sustainability obsessed foodie, I am now here to tell you that shopping will not change the world.

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And I will tell you that I think the Pakistani government understands now the potential threat that exists within their own borders.

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In the days ahead I will tell you much more about life on the Amtrak train -- for now, let me just leave you with the thought that there remain few better ways of discovering the many faces of the real America than to visit by rail, especially in an election year.

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Now, I have to tell you that over the course of the next three months, though, you will see more money spent by the other side than we've ever seen in history.

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