Obviously the White House and other agencies of the government have been working over the past several days, and you heard the President speak last night, about -- and others in the administration speak yesterday -- about directing them to set up, as Carol said, an escrow account that would be independently administered for speedy claims.

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To the extent that there are features of student culture that strike you as less than ideal, I urge you to face up to them, speak openly about them, and have the courage to visualize a change.

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"It only became an offence a very short time ago as victims dared speak up about the damage it caused them and people woke up to how serious it was, " she said.

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Researchers have found that women are reluctant to speak up about their accomplishments and that reluctance costs them opportunities to advance their careers and their businesses.

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"We tell them about every right that they have, and we teach them how to speak up, " Ntaiya said.

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