The administrative oversight that should have been in place was lacking. When you look at the specifics that are alleged, absolutely those failures occurred.
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O'ROURKE The plane took off at 8:10 in the morning - or that's when it was scheduled to take off. And tha... TED OLSON I can confidently state that the greatest rescues in my life have occurred when I’ve been saved fr... CRAIG D. LOUNSBROUGH I think there are a number of programs that we should really seriously look at, that should have bee... DIANE WRIGHT What are 16 and 17-year-old kids doing going to bars in Mexico? ... None of them should have been in... CARLOS CRUZ When I look at my life I realise that the mistakes I have made, the things I really regret, were not... JEANETTE WINTERSON Unless you have been to boarding-school when you are very young, it is absolutely impossible to appr... ROALD DAHL I have always been fascinated with those who try to look over the horizon and see things that are co... AL GORE There are many things that people think have been done that simply haven't been done. Our leadership... 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WARREN RUDMAN Time is so important.'so spend time doing something that you love.' make the most of it and Let the ... NAPZ CHERUB PELLAZO Here is one fact 1 minute to finish the class, 1 day to die, one day behind that fact, one day in th... DEYTH BANGER The transportation and the energy bill would have been a good place to go back and revisit for some ... LINDSEY GRAHAM Look at each seasonal forecast, you will see they are very close to the mark. BRAD BOHLANDER We are taking a look at all the communication systems and plans and redundancies that we have in pla... BARB GRAFF In Staten Island, when you have video showing the alleged chokehold used on Eric Garner, why not go ... AL SHARPTON This was absolutely a game that we should have won. DAN HECKMAN You see, that's the whole point of being in government. If you don't like something you simply make ... RICHARD CURTIS There are many plant medicines that are available to us that have a lot of stigma around them that I... 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MARK TWAIN When you have prayed for victory you have prayed for many unmentioned results which follow victorymu... MARK TWAIN The teacher reminded us that Romes liberties were not auctioned off in a day, but were bought slowly... MARK TWAIN By his father he is English, by his mother he is Americanto my mind the blend which makes the perfec... MARK TWAIN So I became a newspaperman. I hated to do it but I couldnt find honest employment. MARK TWAIN The people of those foreign countries are very, very ignorant. They looked curiously at the costumes... MARK TWAIN We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in itand stop there; lest w... MARK TWAIN The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large mattertis the diff... MARK TWAIN Say the report is exaggerated. MARK TWAIN A jay hasnt got any more principle than a Congressman. A jay will lie, a jay will steal, a jay will ... 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MARK TWAIN To cease smoking is the easiest thing I ever did. I ought to know because I've done it a thousand ... MARK TWAIN All workers, whether they are employed in the private or public sector, should avoid living 'pay... MARK SKOUSEN Fear is an underrated emotion. And that's why I think it's very dangerous to try and cosset ... MARK GATISS I have a very dear family and very dear friends. They're my rock. These are people who knew me f... MARK RUFFALO There is no better way to quickly buoy hard-pressed homeowners than helping them take advantage of t... MARK ZANDI I'm nutty bunny number two. I love me and I love you. MARK MCKINNEY Too-easy credit and millions of bad loans made during the U.S. housing bubble paved the way for the ... MARK ZANDI James Cagney, Steve McQueen, I loved all those guys. I grew up loving the movies but had no desire t... MARK WAHLBERG There's a certain way you stand to give yourself authority, which gives you the texture for the ... 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