The document echoed the arguments that many egalitarians make — primarily, that Scripture must be used to interpret Scripture, and that some verses provide guiding principles that Christians should use to clarify the knottier corners of biblical teaching.
Vipin Narang, a professor of international relations at MIT, said the language in the document echoed statements made by North Korea 25 years ago in a similar joint declaration with the U.S. and appears to contain little more than what the North has already promised in the past.
It was not until the passage of the First Amendment to the Constitution over a century later that religious freedom was enshrined as a fundamental guarantee, but even that document echoes the Toleration Act in its use of the phrase, "free exercise thereof".
While much of the policy document echoes the views of the Obama administration, there are a few key changes, including when a nuclear weapon can be deployed.
The 46-page document echoes Microsoft's courtroom argument that it was an aggressive competitor but did not harm consumers.
Likewise, Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (ZIM-ASSET) document echoes the same sentiments, environmental discussions in urban areas are cited in relation to energy use.
Complaints from widows about botched forms, unanswered calls and the peculiar frustration of being asked repeatedly by servicers for the same documents echo the concerns that culminated in a $26 billion settlement in February over other mortgage flaws with the country's five largest mortgage servicers.
But even as he acknowledged the mishandling of the documents, he echoed comments of Attorney General John Ashcroft that none of the material would undercut the guilty verdict against Mr. McVeigh, who was convicted of the 1995 bombing, which killed 168 people.
The Commission on Macroeconomics and Health, supported by six working groups that produced 87 background documents, echoes views long espoused by its chair, Harvard economist Jeffrey Sachs (Science, 29 June, p. 2420), that economic development usually follows increased public health instead of vice versa.
