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...basic problem of Iraq right now is ethnic and sectarian rivalry and competition. And there is a continuing effort on the part of the terrorists - in particular, the Zarkawi group - to pro-voke civil war. The attacks on Samarra pushed the country in that direction. But I think the Iraqi leaders decided not to go that way and stopped rather than move towards a civil war further. The effort by the terrorists to provoke a civil war continues. But the answer to the challenge of Iraq, given the ethnic and sectarian rivalry, is the establishment of a national-unity government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Our Man in Baghdad | 3/13/2006 | See Source »

...House Ways and Means Chair Richard Voke (D-Chelsea) said he was willing to compromise on extending the sales tax to other areas--except for professional services...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: State Begins Fiscal Year Borrowing $1.2 Billion | 7/3/1990 | See Source »

...Voke said such a tax could seriously hurt an already weak economy by adding significant costs to businesses...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: State Begins Fiscal Year Borrowing $1.2 Billion | 7/3/1990 | See Source »

...Mackey and Voke both said Friday that the tax package will not raise the revenue needed to close the budget deficit this year...

Author: By Chip Cummins, | Title: Official Threatens More Local Aid Cuts | 1/8/1990 | See Source »

...Nothing's impossible, but [the package] is unlikely to raise $500 million in tax revenue," Voke said...

Author: By Chip Cummins, | Title: Official Threatens More Local Aid Cuts | 1/8/1990 | See Source »

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