Karen Hughes
Karen Hughes
Karen Parfitt Hughesis the global vice chair of the public relations firm Burson-Marsteller. She served as the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the U.S. Department of State and as a counsellor to United States President George W. Bush...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth27 December 1956
CountryUnited States of America
These are Americans who are just as American as I am.
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Of equal importance is seeking investment in educating globally competitive U.S. students to work in fields of international interest.
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As a mom, I also have to say I really appreciated his leadership on helping teach our kids to make the right choices, because it really takes all of us. And it's wonderful to know government is going to be a partner with parents in helping our children to make the right choices on critical issues that could threaten their whole lives.
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The Bush campaign fought for the format that is being used tonight and I think was used successfully last week in the vice presidential debate. People seem to like it. It allows for a very thoughtful exchange of ideas and substance, and that's exactly what Gov. Bush intends to engage in tonight.
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Now, I can understand if out of conscience you take a principled stand and you would decide that you were so opposed to this that you would actually throw your medals. But to pretend to do so, I think that's very revealing.
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During the first debate (the vice president) was asked whether he questioned the governor's experience, and he said 'no.' But apparently now he's trying to hide behind surrogates, which again is not the hallmark of a real leader.
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Decisions must be made that are very hard,
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Dealing with the kids' emotions was the toughest thing.
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That's not the case here. We're in touch every day planning everything that goes on here.
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This is an opportunity for the president to publicly thank the partners from around the world who are working with us on the war on terror,
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The sheikh pointed out that all divine religions are built on the spirit of love and it is important that all of us work together to fight extremism and terrorism,
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I would be glad to go back to the United States and talk about the Arab women I've met.
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meant to be a whispered aside to his running mate. It was not intended to be a public comment.
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obviously we have a public relations challenge here in Turkey as we do in different places throughout the world.