Craig Thomas
Craig Thomas
David Craig Owen Thomaswas a Welsh author of thrillers, most notably the Mitchell Gant and Kenneth Aubrey series of novels...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth24 November 1942
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We need to do a better job of explaining the potential effects of the cumulative impacts and the harm they cause.
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This terrorist enemy knows we cannot be defeated by him, but he is focused on winning the battle of perception by attacking civilians to spread fear among local populations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The terrorists' goal is to win the perception battle and to force us to lose our will to win.
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Every day, things change for me, ... You make the necessary adaptations.
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The original request was far from pocket change. And yet, we apparently felt compelled to add significant new spending.
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She is certainly a conservative conservationist. These two things are not incompatible.
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Let's remember this potential drilling area is only a 2,000-acre site inside a 1.5 million-acre coastal plain. You can balance the needs of conservation and exploration - they're not mutually exclusive.
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Japan needs to follow through with its promises. The continued embargo costs the U.S. beef industry $100 million a month. If Japan is going to keep throwing up roadblocks, we need to take retaliatory action.
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My state has a great deal of energy production and infrastructure that involves substantial Homeland Security risk, ... As we've seen the hurricanes impact our energy infrastructure on the Gulf Coast, it further underlines the importance of safeguarding our nation's energy interests.
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I think it's fair to say if I'm going to continue working, I can do more for Wyoming with my seniority in the Senate than as governor.
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He represents the kind of justice who will interpret the law with respect to the Constitution and not legislate from the bench. His judicial experience is second to none, and I'm confident he will do an excellent job handling his constitutional responsibility.
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I think it's a bad precedent to arbitrarily select lands in a hasty manner and trade important public land to buy asphalt to fill potholes on county roads.
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I always stand back and look at things, ... I decided how I needed to change our lives to get on through this.
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You always want more and want it soon, but this is a critical decision that could make the difference for family ranchers and small communities throughout the West.
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We definitely have a plan in mind, but at the same time, maybe things will meander, and we're open to that, too.