LISBON — Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday issued his most forceful remarks on the sexual abuse crisis sweeping the Catholic Church.
He delivered forceful remarks about interest rate manipulation across the banking industry and called for action to overhaul the rate-setting process.
"President Obama will ensure that the United States of America makes our decisions on our own timelines, based on our values and our interests," he said in forceful remarks from the State Department that presented the administration's rationale for an attack.
Her most forceful remarks, though, focused on China, a striking departure from her previous statements and one that reflected what she called "negative trends" that had worsened in recent weeks.
Underlining the point, Putin made some of his most forceful remarks on Syria on Sunday, describing the anti-Assad rebels as cannibalsand warning of the dangers of giving guns to such people.
The comments marked the admiral's most forceful remarks about the shutdown since it began 32 days ago amid a dispute over President Trump's demands for funding for a southern border wall.
In unusually forceful remarks about China, Hagel drew a direct line between Russia's takeover of Ukraine's Crimea region and the ongoing territorial disputes between China, Japan and others over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
In unusually forceful remarks about China, Hagel drew a direct line between Russia's takeover of Ukraine's Crimea region and the continuing territorial disputes between China, Japan and others over remote islands in the East China Sea.
Mr. Bloomberg's proposals to expedite development at the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center were delivered in some of his most forceful remarks, a departure from his generally hands-off approach during his first term.
Mr. Obama was considerably more forceful in his remarks.
But, as personal and as forceful as his remarks were, there was no applause for Mr. Powell.
