"We will make sure that the caretaker government contains people of stature, people of a neutral band, and those that can perform government functions well, " he added.

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Even the most radical libertarian would probably agree that a government must perform two essential functions: keep you alive, and protect your property.

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Bush had made the use of public-private competitions to determine who should perform commercial functions for the government one of his key management initiatives.

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Conservatives wanted a less activist government that would let markets perform their disciplining functions.

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The ideal tax rate is the rate at which government collects enough revenue to perform its essential functions and not a dime more.

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The federal government, on the other hand, will essentially perform all functions of exchange management except customer service and plan management.

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As we consider how to budget in this era of surpluses, we must consider carefully the resources available for these often-anonymous functions that the Nation has a right to expect its government to perform well.

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Soviet Advisors in Iraq Business as Usual: The Soviet government has acknowledged that many Soviet advisors in Iraq evidently are continuing to perform vital functions for the Iraqi military notwithstanding the U.N. embargo on supplying goods and services to Baghdad.

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