I have worked on issues critical to our country almost all my life.
"Dodger Dan continuously ducks questions and avoids talking about issues critical to New York voters".
"In my judgment, this is very bad public policy -- to have a referendum on issues critical to the Department of the Navy, issues critical to our men and women in uniform, and it sets very bad precedents," he said.
On two issues critical to cleaning up corporate malfeasance, Congress has opted to put the preferences of big business -- and big campaign contributors -- ahead of the public good.
"The agreement provides a foundation for tackling issues critical to US economic growth, as well as providing predictability and certainty for federal government funding for two fiscal years.
So Mr. Gephardt moved quickly to distinguish himself from Dr. Dean on Medicare and Social Security, issues critical to big Democratic constituencies.
While Mr. Obama's immediate concern is stimulus and Mr. Bush's was deficit-reduction, both gave way on issues critical to the true believers within their parties.
It's no surprise that the Democratic National Committee meeting in Chicago on Friday will include briefings on jobs and health care, issues critical to President Obama's re-election.
Mr. Gingrich's campaign says he did no lobbying but his work as a consultant included helping clients understand how to navigate Washington on issues critical to their business.
"Alÿs confronts issues critical to contemporary societies: urbanism, economic cycles, and differing concepts of modernity and progress," the introductory wall text for the show declares.
But in the complex and often fragmented world of the UN, some issues critical to women's lives – such as maternal health, reproductive rights, sanitation and FGM – fall within the remit of other UN agencies, or even between the cracks.
