William Daley
William Daley
William Michael "Bill" Daleyis an American lawyer and former banker. He served as White House Chief of Staff to President Barack Obama from January 2011 to January 2012. He also served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1997 to 2000 under President Bill Clinton. His private-sector positions included membership on the Executive Committee of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Until dropping out of the race on September 16, 2013, he was a candidate for Illinois Governor...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 August 1948
CityChicago, IL
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I don't think you play it safe. I think you try to be very natural and lay out in a forward way the compelling reasons for the election going your way,
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Someone said he should smile more in the practice session. On the walk on the beach with a number of (advisers) they had specific ideas on issues they thought their counterparts in communities would respond to.
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He didn't want to be governor, senator, president, vice president, cabinet member, none of that. His focus is totally on one thing - it's always been the city.
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He knows that he can't solve a lot of the world's problems. He can't solve AIDS, he can't solve the global warming problem, but he can feel and make sure that people's quality of life is addressed by the city government,
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We believe the opposite is true, ... The more China opens its markets, the more its domestic industries will be able to compete.
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I would imagine that it (the 1999 deficit) will be a record and next month's will probably be a record,
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We are obviously gratified by the unanimous ruling of the Florida Supreme Court, ... The Supreme Court's clear and unambiguous ruling, that the counties are authorized to proceed with the manual recount, is a victory for everyone who wants to see the votes counted fully and fairly here in Florida.
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We were glad to hear Governor Bush report that he was doing very well, and we join everyone in wishing him and his family the best,
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We are exploring new territory, ... We have no historic data to draw upon; we can't be sure how the public will respond to real or perceived problems.
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We continue to explore the possibilities of what can be done to remedy the unfairness of thousands of residents of Palm Beach County who believed they were voting for Al Gore, but had those votes calculated for Pat Buchanan, ... Our legal team has determined that the ballot in Palm Beach County was unlawful.
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Without being certain of the results in Florida, we simply cannot be certain of the results of the national election,
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The American people will have a unique opportunity to see in different formats both of these candidates, one of whom will be the next president of the United States.
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that we listen to the clear rule of law and not turn our back on it.
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Governor Bush said that under our system of government the legislative branch passes the laws, the executive branch administers the law. Unfortunately, he left out one important branch of our government, the judicial branch, which has the responsibility of interpreting our laws and reconciling conflicts between statutes.