It was an extraordinary statement at a time when the outlook is for below average growth.
To beat the USA at baseball represented a big statement at a time when the Yanqui economic blockade was still in force.
The statement, at a time when the United Nations' vote was opposed by the governments of the United States and Israel, as well as by the leadership of many American Jewish organizations, reflected a divide among American Jews and a willingness to publicly disagree with Israel.
Mr Sanders had welcomed the election of Jeremy Corbyn, the socialist outsider who swept in to win a landslide victory in the British Labour elections on Saturday, saying in a statement: "At a time of mass income and wealth inequality throughout the world, I am delighted to see that the British Labour party has elected Jeremy Corbyn as its new leader".
That may seem a bold statement at a time when the distributed content phenomenon – led by Facebook's Instant and Snapchat's Discover – remains in its infancy, with uncertainty about just how much traffic will be diverted to, or created by, these new platforms.
Michael O'Loughlin, Director of the Campaign for New York's Future, a coalition of business, environmental, labor and other groups that support the traffic charges, said in a statement: At a time when New York urgently needs enlightened leaders to take courageous action on big challenges, Governor Paterson has today boldly demonstrated his dedication to a better future for New York.
"Giving to the Neediest Cases Fund is a profound statement at a time when many of us want to support our own institutions, our church, our synagogue, our school," said John Ruskay, chief executive of UJA-Federation of New York, one of the seven local charities the fund supports.
Lehmann made that statement at a time when 26-year-old Khawaja was in the midst of his first run in the Test XI in 19 months, 24-year-old Steve Smith was in the midst of his first run in the Test XI in over two years, and 24-year-old Hughes was trying to psychologically cope with having been dumped from the Test XI when he was still the highest first-class run scorer on tour.
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