Mr Obama's remarks last night had not a single kind word for Republicans, with every concession to their position acknowledged through clenched teeth.It is also a depressing reminder that for all the talk of a new era of austerity in America, politicians here still find it easier to give money away than to take it back.
Rarely, however, have supporters of the NRA's position acknowledged the logical absurdity of the claim so straightforwardly.
The White Star steamship, some 250 nautical miles east of George Washington's position, acknowledged receipt of the warning, one of several her radio operators received.
Asians, however, were more likely to modify their own position, acknowledging that even the weaker arguments had some merit.
However, the FishFight campaign's position acknowledges ending discards outright is not simple: Re-writing the Common Fisheries Policy is going to be an enormously complicated business, and unfortunately there is no one easy solution to ending discards.
European foreign ministers meeting in Brussels appeared to reach a minimal common position, acknowledging that Kosovo had declared independence and allowing those nations that wanted to recognize it formally to do so.
At the least, they said, they will insist that the nations opposed to the American position acknowledge that Iraq has not complied with resolutions on its weapons of mass destruction.
The third position acknowledges that governance at the regional Feds is an anachronism, but argues that Mr. Dimon has done nothing wrong and that these boards can be fixed only by legislative action (see this editorial in The Financial Times on Wednesday, for example).
Whereas in the Discourse deference to the laws and customs of one's country is presented as the first rule of provisional morality, to Elisabeth it is offered as a fallback position, acknowledging that while we do indeed possess certain knowledge of good and evil, there are limits to this knowledge.
This position acknowledges the need for studying the dynamic process preceding the definition of a state of crisis.
The bank issued a restatement in July 2012 to correct its earlier disclosures about its trading positions, acknowledging "a material weakness existed in the firm's internal control over financial reporting".
