«I recommend that Officer Bentz receive remedial training on this issue,»

«There are a couple of bills out there that would eliminate horse slaughtering in the United States, which would of course be disastrous for our company,»

«The largest objection we have to that legislation is that it was passed to committee by both houses without appropriate legislative oversight, ... You'd think that legislation that would strongly affect the agricultural industry would warrant better oversight.»

«[Jim Tucker, founder and director of Antique and Collectibles Association in Davidson, N.C. said the industry peaked in 1998 when the rising popularity of eBay began to have an effect on independent dealers sales. Tucker said even though the Sept. 11 tragedies had a big impact on the retail industry, he doesn't blame the struggling economy or Sept. 11 for the overall situation.] I think it's been the Internet, ... It has made antiques and collectibles more accessible. It helped people find what they want or finish their collections more quickly.»

«[Tucker recently attended an industry summit with eBay. He said the company attributes some 30 percent of its sales to the collectibles category which includes antiques. Even so, interest in independent dealers is on the rise again, he said.] We've seen some signs of it coming back at some of the shows, ... The gates have been stronger in the last six months than a year ago. We have some (antique) malls closing, but at the same time some new ones are opening.»

«We've seen a lot of shops and malls diversity and of into more gift and decorator products,»

«There were too many malls, too many shows and not enough stuff to go around, ... We feel like this year everything is kind of stabilizing again.»

«...establishing the principle that the UN can directly tax citizens of the world is important to Bilderberg. It is another giant step toward world government. Bilderbergers know that publicly promoting a UN tax on all people on Earth would meet with outrage. But they are patient; it [Bilderberg] first proposed a direct world tax years ago and celebrates the fact that it is now in the public dialogue with little public attention or concern.»

«There was some informal discussion of timing for a vote in the United Nations on establishing a direct global tax by imposing a 10-cents-a-barrel levy on oil at the well-head. This is important to the Bilderberg goal of establishing the UN as a formal world government. Such a direct tax on individuals is symbolically important. Bilderberg's global tax proposal has been pending before the UN for three years but the issue has been blacked out by the Bilderberg-controlled US media.»

«This session is going to be a wild ride, ... Louisiana has a very strong governorship. The political system here is not set up for us to go around the governor, so it's critical that she lead us out of this.»