" Denham noted that his side would not "back down.
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Fight Back – Trump does NOT back down when attacked.
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" Video Denham noted that his side would not "back down.
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I will not back down from this type of evil.
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Brennan, in a tweet, said he would not back down.
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" Putin does not back down; he is a "strong leader.
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But Qatar will not back down from this unprovoked attack.
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Still, Mr. Goldstone did not back down from his outspokenness.
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Trump said on Monday he would not back down, without elaborating.
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Trump did not back down from the wiretapping accusation on Friday.
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But we will not back down in the face of threats.
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But we will not back down from doing what is right.
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" Bieber did not back down, instead he replied to commenters "ur wrong.
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Game 3 was another street fight, and Philadelphia did not back down.
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The proceedings could lead to sanctions if Poland does not back down.
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This is one fight from which Katie Couric will not back down.
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"We will not back down," opposition lawmaker Mirta Tundis told local television.
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"We will not escalate, and we will not back down," Freeland said.
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The unions said they would not back down, as did the government.
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" Koppel did not back down and correctly stated, "The ratings are up.
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When the mayor would not back down, Celanese contacted the state governor.
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The Ohio congressman did not back down from his remarks on Saturday.
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In response, Trump indicated he would not back down from his decision.
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Bethenny Frankel does not back down – a fact Erika Girardi now well knows.
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But Turkey has dismissed the warnings and said it would not back down.
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Trump himself did not back down from the accusation as recently as Friday.
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You came face-to-face with evil and you did not back down.
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We stood firm and would not back down until we achieved today's outcome.
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Thomas Rhett does not back down when it comes to protecting his wife.
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Kris Jenner has made up her mind, and she will not back down.
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He did not back down with his executive order, as media reports suggested.
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Jubeir rejected this and said his country would not back down in the conflict.
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We are called to be strong and courageous, and we will not back down.
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Mother, you taught me how to speak up for myself and not back down.
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On Friday, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said the Canadian government would not back down.
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I will not back down, I will not give in, I will not resign.
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"We're facing a greater challenge," Mr. Wong said, but "we will not back down."
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" But Booker did not back down in having taken offense to the invocation of "boy.
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Despite all of their treats, I will not back down from this type of evil.
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But Booker, in an interview Wednesday evening with CNN's Don Lemon, did not back down.
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They have threatened to disrupt the Euro tournament if the government does not back down.
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Ms. Szydlo, who plans to attend that gathering, has said she will not back down.
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Despite all of [Gawker's] threats, I will not back down from this type of evil.
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Despite all of their threats, I will not back down from this type of evil.
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Italy risks fines of up to 0.5% of GDP if it does not back down.
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Jack Grant, a longtime friend of Mr. Edison's, said Mr. Edison does not back down.
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When Biden suggested Booker should be the one to apologize, Booker did not back down.
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"We will not back down in our protection of the Affordable Care Act," she said.
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"Turkey will not back down from its decisions with these kinds of letters," he said.
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Manning's lawyer, Moira Meltzer-Cohen, said after the hearing that her client would not back down.
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While DeOliveira-Longinetti's son's federal loans were written off, the Garden State would not back down.
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I'm going to encourage my community to stand up for their rights and not back down.
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" She did not back down: "Diagnosing him as an 80-year-old man, yes, I do.
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He described the trade disputes as "a family quarrel" but said Trump would not back down.
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When he is criticized for some crazy remark, he does not back down, he doubles down.
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He said he "unequivocally and categorically" denied Ford's allegation and vowed he would not back down.
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China has said it will not back down, although it has fewer U.S. imports to target.
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Trump has threatened to slap tariffs on virtually all Chinese goods if China does not back down.
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He would not yield to the government's orders; they would not back down despite his lawyers' pleas.
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On certain key core issues including the self-ruled island of Taiwan, China will not back down.
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Beijing is maintaining that it will not back down in the face of President Trump's trade war.
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We're told he's filed legal docs trying to wrestle custody from her and will not back down.
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We talked for a while longer and his story kept changing, but he did not back down.
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The mainland Chinese news media, though, warned the protesters that the central government would not back down.
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But defenders of China's position said its leaders would not back down as they have done before.
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Fischer agreed with Greenspan's advice and said the Fed should not back down from the current policy path.
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But Deputy Inspector Seymour Pine, commander of the New York Police Department's vice squad, would not back down.
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If Worley does not back down, it is possible that two different people could claim to be chairman.
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Valls told Europe 1 that the French government would not back down on the new labor reform laws.
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Buttigieg did not back down from making his generational argument that it was time to pass the torch.
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Buttigieg did not back down from making his generational argument that it was time to pass the torch.
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Google did not back down, and the more recent contributions suggest other companies will continue fighting the measure.
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"Our community is literally dying to live...We will not back down, we Rest in Peace no more."
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"Will not back down until we can read the demands of protesters," tweeted Istvan Ujhelyi, a Socialist MEP.
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Trump did not back down Wednesday from his controversial proposal to upend the very concept of American citizenship.
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Irving drew a great deal of criticism for his comments but did not back down for some time.
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The E.U. has threatened to fine Italy, but the government has announced that it will not back down.
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This rare show of unanimity left Athens no room to maneuver, and Skopje, too, did not back down.
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But even with the wait at 108 years and counting, Ricketts would not back down a month ago.
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Mr. Corker insisted that he would not back down on the measure, which passed with overwhelming bipartisan support.
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Demonstrators said they believed that the turnout sent a strong message: The protest movement would not back down.
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At home, Mr. Johnson has cultivated a reputation as someone who will not back down from a fight.
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And he did not back down when asked about his criticisms of Warren in an interview Wednesday morning.
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"I will not back down, I will not give in, I will not resign," Shea said on Facebook.
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" Last summer, Hogan told PEOPLE of the sex tape, "I will not back down from this type of evil.
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Ryan made it clear ... she doesn't live in fear and will not back down ... but she's clearly taking precautions.
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Valdez told Tuchman that his staff lived in fear, but his paper would not back down on its coverage.
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In the days following the debate, Trump did not back down on his attacks on the elder Bush brother.
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Jerry Brown made a commitment that his state would not back down in its efforts to combat climate change.
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He also enjoys that a kid from Overlook Terrace does not back down from an orange-haired provocateur president.
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Now is the time to double down, not back down, on defending freedom and democracy across the Western Hemisphere.
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Ms. Mark-Viverito did not back down, attaching the condition to $26 million in spending on immigrant legal services.
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One of the most important things to me is someone who will be tough on Trump and not back down.
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" Haley did not back down and said in February that Trump represents "everything a governor doesn't want in a president.
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Stephane Travert said the government will not back down on its decision to allow Total to use imported palm oil.
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The protest movement, composed in large part of well-educated and determined young people, will not back down empty-handed.
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Even when two years later police officers went on strike, and 200 were murdered, Mr Hartung did not back down.
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Key quote: "The AMA must not back down from addressing gun violence," outgoing president David Barbe said in a speech.
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We are too close to losing our rights and freedoms and we will not back down today, tomorrow, or ever.
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But LGBT activists said they would not back down and vowed to hold the film festival again later this month.
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All this amounts to a crisis that could well get far worse if the contending leaders do not back down.
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McAuliffe tells us Hillary did NOT back down ... but ya gotta watch the vid to find out the final score.
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Schumer did not back down from the comments on Wednesday evening, with his spokesman criticizing Roberts as not remaining impartial.
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"We have repeatedly made our demands clear to the Turks, and we will not back down," Roth told the newspaper.
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The Administration official, like others, was reluctant to speak about what might happen if North Korea does not back down.
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Despite Mr. Menendez's legal victory, Republicans said they would not back down from their efforts to target the incumbent senator.
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Gillibrand, whose name has been floated as a possible Democratic presidential candidate in 2020, said she would not back down.
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And he did not back down from his attacks, claiming Thursday that everyone should share his own vision of American patriotism.
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Supporters of the new laws said on Friday that despite a spike in online threats, they will not back down, however.
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And someone who doubles down in the face of criticism will not back down in Washington's political battles, Trump's supporters conclude.
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She did not back down, telling Trump he was out of line to question her ability to speak for House Democrats.
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But it would offer a rallying issue for Trump supporters and allow the President to claim he will not back down.
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When Trump, who has promised to drop the Paris accord ASAP, was elected several days later, the world did not back down.
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It was Bannon, the former White House chief strategist, who had reportedly encouraged the president to not back down in that instance.
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Trump on Thursday reiterated he would not back down from his pledge to build a wall separating the U.S. from its neighbor.
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Planned Parenthood said it would not back down from providing abortions and counseling, and would fight the rule in court if needed.
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" Boeing's defense CEO Leanne Caret responded that her company would "not back down," saying she hopes it "doesn't impact our defense sale.
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Reuters: China said this morning it did not back down with U.S. officials and a win-win opening exists for business cooperation.
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"And while the president may want to punish New York for standing up to his xenophobic policies, we will not back down."
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It will not back down from its unequivocal support of encryption that is impossible to crack, people close to the company said.
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The Hong Kong government would not back down, said the paper, which is published by the ruling Communist Party's official People's Daily.
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The president told congressional Republicans on Tuesday that he will not back down from the $5 billion demand, according to The Washington Post.
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"While the president may want to punish New York for standing up to his xenophobic policies, we will not back down," James said.
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Although Kudlow said Trump would not back down from the tough line he has taken on trade, the comments appeared to calm investors.
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A recent op-ed in the state-run Global Times newspaper warned of an "all-out confrontation" if India does not back down.
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At that gathering for the cameras, Trump declared he would not back down from his demand of $5.7 billion for a border wall.
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After the explosion in Sadr City on Wednesday, protesters gathered there, chanting that they would not back down from their demands for change.
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He taught me how to stand up for myself, to be brave, and not back down from an opinion even it was unpopular.
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In a statement on Thursday, APN called the premium "modest" and said it would not back down on its proposal to acquire Adshel.
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But in most cases, Dr. Beck did not back down, demanding a variety of revisions, particularly related to how the agency defined risks.
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Despite those pressures, the newly formed European Economic Community did not back down, and in that sense the United States "lost" the war.
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General Shams El Din Kabbashi told the channel that the council would not back down from what it had agreed with the opposition.
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Liu voiced a measured optimism on reaching a deal, but said there were "issues of principle" on which China would not back down.
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Booker on Wednesday appeared on "CNN Tonight," telling host Don Lemon that he would not back down from his criticism of the vice president.
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Journalists, of course, are quite certain: their purpose is to report, question and not back down in their pursuit of honest and rational answers.
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However, officials in Brussels have told the Guardian, the EU will not back down in its support for Spain over Gibraltar in Brexit negotiations.
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World leaders must not back down from their commitments, and should continue to augment efforts to reduce the dangerous pollution that causes climate change.
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Our cybersecurity infrastructure must be strengthened, while foreign powers intending harm have to know that the United States will not back down from cyberthreats.
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Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) ... again CNN's Jake Tapper asked Durbin on Tuesday about the Republicans challenging his account, and Durbin did not back down.
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Although Mr. Macron appeared to want to stay above the fray, he did not back down on his advocacy for a European defense force.
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The Democrats in the House must not back down in pursuit of his illegal and unconstitutional acts, which threaten our democracy to the core.
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John Horgan, the premier of British Columbia, said the province would not back down from its court action challenging the federal government's exclusive jurisdiction.
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" She does not back down from the reports of raids — although she now calls them "rumors" — saying people in Brockton and elsewhere are "terrified.
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When Trump made clear he would not back down, Mattis and a senior official coordinating the fight against Islamic State, Brett McGurk, both resigned.
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The Japanese looked in control after taking a two-set lead but the 39-year-old Karlovic did not back down and leveled the contest.
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ISTANBUL – Turkey&aposs president says country will not back down if the United States imposes sanctions in a diplomatic dispute involving an arrested American pastor.
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It said that the court must not back down in the face of public anger and dismissed the letter as "biased" and detached from reality.
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Ms. Walker, author of the acclaimed novel "The Color Purple," did not back down in her statement, saying that the book was not anti-Semitic.
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On Friday, an editorial in People's Daily, the main official paper of the Chinese Communist Party, amplified the warnings that Beijing would not back down.
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Rapinoe's advice to women who are working on balancing it all while advocating and negotiating for themselves is simple: "Do not back down," she says.
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"We will not back down in our protection of the Affordable Care Act," said Warren, one of seven Democrats to make remarks at Wednesday's event.
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In the year of our lord 2017, Tinder is a scrub's paradise and a scrub occupies our nation's highest office, but TLC will not back down.
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There is little middle ground between the positions of the Justice Department and Apple, and Timothy D. Cook, the company's chief executive, did not back down.
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Turkey has dismissed the warnings and said it would not back down, as already strained ties between the two countries have deteriorated further over the dispute.
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"You're at a new all-time high on the utilities, but the yields are not back down near their lows of 1.30 percent," the technician said.
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But top Democrats on Sunday did not back down from their assertions that there is already evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. Rep.
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Even though the president said he would not back down, he suggested Canada and Mexico could be exempted if a new NAFTA trade deal was agreed.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the host of the Group of 20 meeting of leading economies, has signaled she will not back down on climate and trade.
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On Friday, Mr. Moran said that he opposed the judge's nomination, but he did not back down on his support for holding hearings on the nominee.
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I will not back down and I keep my campaign promises and our citizens will be very happy when they see the result they already are.
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Separately, Italy told the E.U. that it would not back down from a plan to sharply increase public spending, a move that would defy bloc rules.
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Stephen Miller, a senior adviser to Mr. Trump who has shaped most of his hard-line immigration policies, indicated that the president would not back down.
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But House Republican leaders said after a private White House meeting that Mr. Trump would not back down, and sought to turn Democrats' opposition against them.
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If the president did not back down, ''I would be constrained to resign as director of the F.B.I.'' And Comey and Ashcroft would go with him.
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At her weekly news conference, Pelosi did not back down from the delay on sending the articles, though she said she would not keep them indefinitely.
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She asked that the public remember that this is a story about sex trafficking, and said she will not back down or stay quiet any longer.
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Ms. Acevedo, who as a child would not back down from a schoolyard brawl, said her irascible nature stemmed from years spent in the foster system.
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Over the weekend, Chinese authorities said the country would "not back down" in the trade spat with the United States, and blamed Washington for the negotiation breakdown.
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The government insists it will not back down, perhaps more accurately reading the mood of the frightened public than Socialist Party notables and the intellectuals who object.
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His coalition partner and co-deputy prime minister, Luigi Di Maio of the anti-establishment 5-Star party, also said Rome would not back down before then.
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Last week Boeing made clear it would not back down in its fight against Bombardier, which it accuses of trying to dump airliners on the U.S. market.
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HHS Secretary Alex Azar has signaled that he will not back down from the work requirements, which have come to be a defining priority for the administration.
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HHS Secretary Alex Azar has signaled that he will not back down from the work requirements, which have come to be a defining priority for the administration.
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" Sheikh allegedly wrote that he would "proceed to slaughter and murder any doctor, patient, or visitor i see in the area and I will not back down.
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Cruz's spokesperson Alice Stewart issued a follow-up statement clarifying his earlier remarks but did not back down on the proposal to crack down on Muslim neighborhoods.
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In a letter on Tuesday to Mr. Cummings, the Trump administration said Mr. Trump would most likely invoke executive privilege if the panel did not back down.
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But as the months wore on, Mr. Gillis concluded that the Chinese authorities would not back down, and he turned to public appeals to seek her freedom.
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Turkey has said it would not back down before the early July delivery date, further testing relations that are already strained over a host of other issues.
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To keep Musk from making any further major blunders on social media, the SEC must not back down in its efforts to keep him on a tight leash.
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North Korea indicated it will not back down from mounting international pressure, even if its citizens have "water and air only" to live on, according to state media.
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But he did not back down on his support for Trump, and by extension, his belief that Trump will use his presidency to take action on prison reform.
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Bill de Blasio said this week, he took a victory lap, and said, we did this to show that we will not back down from any big company.
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One Rwandan peacekeeper was killed and nearly 20 other U.N. soldiers have been wounded in the clashes, Lacroix said, but added that the mission would not back down.
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A Republican-led committee in Congress charged with investigating Planned Parenthood has said it will not back down even as other states have cleared the group of wrongdoing.
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For its part, the P.T.M. leadership has insisted since the attack that their members who were fired upon were unarmed and that the movement would not back down.
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But Corty does not back down and does not allow people to mistreat her, so she responds to all the hate while most would just ignore or block.
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Canada is prepared to put retaliatory tariffs on an array of American products on July 1 if the United States does not back down from its metals tariffs.
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Onstage on Tuesday, Warren did not back down on the point but she also used it to segue into a broader defense of the electability of female candidates.
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North Korea launched a missile over Japan earlier this week, signaling to the U.S. and its allies that the country would not back down from its aggressive actions.
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While Washington has warned of potential U.S. sanctions if Ankara pushed on with the S-400 agreement, Turkey has said it would not back down from the deal.
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But Pence made it clear that the United States would not back down, saying it could more than double the $250 billion of Chinese goods subject to tariffs.
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Simmons, who signed a five-year contract extension with the 76ers worth a reported $170 million in July, said he would not "back down" from his version of events.
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In March President Donald Trump warned that he would suspend Rwanda's duty-free access to American markets for its apparel after 19903 days if it did not back down.
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Torres said he believes there was a typo on her gender in the roster, and the league did not back down after documentation proved she is indeed a girl.
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Ford stood by comments on the issue made two weeks ago by its chief executive, Mark Fields, who said the company would not back down on its production strategy.
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Speaking in Australia earlier on Tuesday Macron, a former investment banker who swept to power a year ago, reiterated that he would not back down on his reform agenda.
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In response, John Sargent, CEO of Macmillan, the parent company of Wolff's publisher Henry Holt, sent a strongly worded memo to employees that the company would not back down.
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VALLETTA (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron urged Turkey to stop "illegal activities" in Cyprus's exclusive economic zone and said the European Union would not back down on the issue.
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Mr. Macron has previously insisted that, unlike past French governments, he will not back down in the face of popular resistance to reforms like a loosening of labor laws.
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" This experience carried over, she says, into her experience of philosophical argument, where she does not "back down […] unless you can show me a genuine flaw in my view.
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"Despite President Trump's attempt to punish New Yorkers for passing its own laws and standing up to his xenophobic policies, New York will not back down," Ms. James said.
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"We will study on Saturday the next steps and we will step up our action and will not back down", he added without giving details on a possible escalation.
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The most important thing I think I can do at the DNC is not contribute to the toxicity, but at the same time not back down from a fight.
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INGRAHAM: Okay you guys can trot up that same example, that&aposs doesn&apost rise to the level of a congresswoman who does not back down on what she said.
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Those factors do come into play, but I will not apologize for them, and I will not back down from being a woman, from being Black, from having an opinion.
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China on Sunday said it will "not back down" in a trade fight with the United States, two days after signaling it could blacklist foreign companies from its huge market.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that China had broken the terms of a trade deal, adding he would not back down on imposing new tariffs on Chinese goods.
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"We will not escalate and we will not back down," Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters at a Stelco Holdings Inc plant in the steel city of Hamilton, Ontario.
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Chevron abandoned its pursuit of Anadarko in May, refusing to increase its bid, saying it would not back down from a pledge not to dilute the returns it promised investors.
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U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry arrived for the event after stopping in Tokyo, where he insisted America would not back down from its role as a leader on climate issues.
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On Thursday night in Costa Mesa, Mr. Trump did not back down from his promise to build a border wall, and he maintained his strident tone about immigration from Mexico.
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Valls reiterated that his government would not back down on a labour reform that will make hiring and firing easier and devolve the setting of work conditions to company level.
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Last week Boeing issued a statement making clear it would not back down in its fight against Bombardier, which it accuses of trying to dump airliners on the U.S. market.
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But he does not back down on the business rationale for moving the slow-selling Focus to Mexico and devoting higher-paid American workers to making popular trucks and S.U.V.s.
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Some said Mr. Trump's threats toward Mexico, a close American ally, could send a message that trade wars are winnable and that the president will not back down against China.
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Those factors do come into play, but I will not apologize for them, and I will not back down from being a woman, from being black, from having an opinion.
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He did not back down after the state restaurant lobbying group won an initial round in federal court, instead rewriting the rules so they did not conflict with federal law.
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Betsy DeVos, a longtime supporter of charter schools, pledged to work for "common ground," but did not back down on the use of federal money for private and religious schools.
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"I have received a lot of support, many signs of solidarity, and they have expressed to me that I not back down in the fight against corruption," he said Sunday.
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Global stock markets had a rough start to June on Monday after China said over the weekend that it would "not back down" in the trade fight with the United States.
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On Friday, China announced retaliatory tariffs on $2287 billion worth of U.S. goods, and warned of further measures, signaling it will not back down in a protracted trade war with Washington.
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"This is political retribution, plain and simple, and while the president may want to punish New York for standing up to his xenophobic policies, we will not back down," said James.
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But if the hundreds of USA Gymnastics survivors have taught us anything about sexual assault in sports, it's that athletes are strong inside and out — and they will not back down.
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Chevron abandoned its pursuit of Anadarko in May, refusing to increase its $33 billion bid, saying it would not back down from a pledge to dilute the returns it promised investors.
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This is -- for those of us who have argued for years that these committees need to exercise real oversight, demand documents and not back down, this is actually a refreshing trend.
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday that the United States would not back down from the trade dispute, and might even double tariffs, unless Beijing bowed to U.S. demands.
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" Williams then added a quote from Maya Angelou's poem "Still I Rise," an indication that she would not back down from combating the world's hate: "I am not afraid unlike you.
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But nationalism is a pillar of Communist Party rule in China and President Xi has strong political (and perhaps personal) reasons to not back down in the face of American pressure.
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We do not back down, and we will have our dessert, our war cake, because when we have our backs against the wall, we find ways to achieve what we want.
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VALLETTA, June 14 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron urged Turkey to stop "illegal activities" in Cyprus's exclusive economic zone and said the European Union would not back down on the issue.
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Details: Pence made it clear that the White House will not back down from the $5.7 billion in wall funding Trump originally requested, according to a Democratic source familiar with today's discussion.
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"This is political retribution, plain and simple, and while the president may want to punish New York for standing up to his xenophobic policies, we will not back down," James said Friday.
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The United States began the process of removing Turkey as a partner on the multinational weapons program in April after Ankara said it would not back down from its S-400 purchase.
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Hariri stressed the opposition's priority was to begin negotiations on a political transitional governing body, suggesting it would not back down on its demands that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad step down.
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The markets suffered their worst day of the year on Monday as it became clear Trump would not back down on a trade deal of his liking, despite a looming election year.
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Trump said on Wednesday that China "broke the deal" reached in talks with the United States, and vowed to not back down on imposing new tariffs unless Beijing "stops cheating our workers".
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"We will not escalate — and we will not back down," Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Friday, indicating that Canada wouldn't exceed the scale of tariffs the US imposed on it.
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China on Friday announced retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. goods, and warned of further measures, signaling that it will not back down in a protracted trade war with Washington.
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And now, commit to actions, along with millions and millions of others, to reduce access to guns, to not back down on demands for common sense gun laws proven to save lives.
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"Those factors do come into play, but I will not apologize for them, and I will not back down from being a woman, from being black, from having an opinion," she said.
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"Canada will not back down from its commitment to fight climate change — and we are not alone," the prime minister said after kayaking briefly with Ms. McKenna to observe World Environment Day.
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China has repeatedly said that it will push ahead with its development of high-tech industries and will not back down in the face of what it sees as threats from Washington.
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She has been a supporter of Mr. Lopez for years, and Ms. Mark-Viverito said that she had told her staff early on that she would not back down on her support.
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Pelosi, the top congressional Democrat, did not back down afterward and pointedly mentioned the possibility of impeachment, the U.S. Constitution's process for the House and Senate to remove a president from office.
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A.I.G. said Mr. Icahn and Mr. Paulson had agreed not to carry out a proxy fight, but it also did not back down from the less radical strategic plan it announced last month.
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At an event at Cass Technical High School in Detroit, Tlaib criticized a culture of "corporate greed" in America while vowing that Sanders would not "back down" from a fight with wealthy interests.
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The Kavanaugh confirmation has been a defiant attempt to show that #MeToo does not speak for the country, and a declaration that the white men the movement has targeted will not back down.
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North Carolina stands to lose $4.8 billion in funds, mainly educational grants, if it does not back down, according to an analysis by lawyers at the University of California, Los Angeles Law School.
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Many protesters felt that their efforts would ultimately prove futile, and they may be right: On Monday Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's embattled chief executive, said she would not back down on the bill.
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Madrid's eight-day deadline for Catalonia to drop its independence bid could prove to be fruitless, according to political analysts, who believe that pro-separatist Catalan President Carles Puigdemont will not back down.
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Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, who said on Sunday he was sensitive to the sense of abandonment expressed by some protesters, stressed that the government would not back down on its fuel tax plans.
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PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said he would not back down from a hike in fuel tax, despite plans for nationwide protests this month and his personal popularity reaching a new low.
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In a radio interview earlier in the day, Mr. Walesa said he would pursue peaceful means to protect the Constitution, but warned of dire consequences if the governing party did not back down.
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"I will proceed to slaughter and murder any doctor, patient, or visitor i see in the area and I will not back down," Sheikh posted, according to an FBI affidavit quoted by BuzzFeed.
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Residents of one suburb in northern Greece have also fiercely protested this week the prospect of refugee children attending classrooms alongside Greek children But the Education Ministry says it will not back down.
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But EU officials have said they feel they would have to at least attempt a vote if Poland does not back down over curbs on the media and changes to the constitutional court.
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As the trade war between China and the United States has escalated, Mr. Hu has played a critical role in the party's mission to tell the world that China will not back down.
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"We'll have to see," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked if the summit was still on, though he insisted he would not back down from his demand for North Korea's denuclearization.
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But a senior Turkish official reiterated Ankara's position that it would not back down from its planned purchase of the system, a procurement that has widened a diplomatic rift between the two NATO allies.
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If Warsaw's nationalist-minded PiS does not back down, the government could face fines and even a suspension of voting rights, although other euroskeptics in the EU, notably Hungary, will likely veto strict punishment.
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In a tweet, Lewinsky wrote that "blaming the intern is so 1990's" in response to Rubio's tweet claiming he "did not back down" on his criticism of the recently-passed GOP tax bill.
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Our visible outrage in the form of mass mobilizations sends a very strong message to this administration that we will not back down—that we will not allow it to attack our constitutional rights.
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"I'm going to continue with a spirit of good will to find common ground," Mr. Murphy said in an interview, but he added that he would not back down from taking on Democratic allies.
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Bolton and Trump got into a heated argument Monday night over the President's plan to host Taliban leaders at Camp David and Bolton did not back down, two people familiar with what happened said.
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North Korean officials warned in a letter sent to the Australian parliament in recent days that Pyongyang is a "nuclear threat" and will not back down in the face of threats from President Trump.
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" United did not back down, and spokesperson Jonathan Guerin told the New York Times, "We want people to be comfortable when they travel as long as it's neat and in good taste for that environment.
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The yuan's move on Monday was viewed as a clear sign China would not back down in the face of President Trump's threat of new tariffs on imports, meaning the trade conflict may get worse.
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"They will lie, they will obstruct, they will spread their hatred and their prejudice, but we will not back down from doing what is right," he told a cheering crowd at the Omni Shoreham Hotel.
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Abcam, the group that started the protests on Monday, said it would not back down until fuel tax cuts promised by the government became law, which would not happen until next week at the earliest.
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That said, Trump has triggered a war of brinksmanship with a diplomatically mature country that will not back down, and has the tools to inflict serious pain on the U.S. economy, and on Trump politically.
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PORT MORESBY (Reuters) - The United States will not back down from its trade dispute with China, and might even double its tariffs, unless Beijing bows to U.S. demands, Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday.
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"One of the things GOP primary voters liked about Trump was his authenticity, to say what he means and not back down," said Kevin McLaughlin, a former top adviser to the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
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It's not quite fair to compare this to Snap's all-time high of $29.44 right after its IPO, and it's not back down to its recent low of $10.55 yet, but it's... Not good at all.
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Separately, the Justice Department on Tuesday also threatened to advise Trump to invoke executive privilege over the entire unredacted Mueller report if House Democrats did not back down from a plan to hold Barr in contempt.
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If Trump does not back down or declare an emergency, it seems likely that Pelosi will have to make her difficult decision on the State of the Union, which is now less than two weeks away.
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Remarks from U.S. Vice President Mike Spence at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation summit on Saturday added to anxiety over the Sino- U.S. trade spat when he said the United States would not back down.
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This week, the Pentagon blocked delivery of equipment for the alliance's most modern weapon, the F-23 fighter jet, to Turkey because the NATO nation would not back down on buying Russia's most sophisticated antiaircraft system.
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Instead, such moves will demonstrate that the next president is serious in embracing his or her power as chief executive of the federal agencies, and will not back down in the face of stalemate and threats.
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French junior economy minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher told Sud Radio that France would be "pugnacious" in its dealings with the U.S. on the matter, and that France would not back down on its digital tax plans.
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North Carolina stands to lose $4.8 billion in funds, mainly educational grants, if it does not back down from the law, according to an analysis by lawyers at the University of California, Los Angeles Law School.
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After the talks with Murrison, Iran said it would not back down from its decision in May to reduce some of its commitments under the pact, state TV quoted Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi as saying.
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On the other hand, there is no doubt that while peddling this type of transaction the advisers knew of the serious risks of government backlash but did not back down as inversions caught on in corporate America.
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Speaking at an Atlantic Council event in Washington on transparency, Lagarde said that the fund would not back down from its views on Greece's economic prospects despite protests from the Greek government that they were too pessimistic.
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He has recently said that while he will not bring down the government, he will not back down on rejecting a compromise — raising the question of whether Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will dare to back a compromise.
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NASSIRIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya say they will not back down despite the destruction of their camp by gunmen in an attack that left at least two people dead.
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She wrote an article under the headline "Mayor: Village may cut off information to News," and in an editorial, called the change an attempt to censor her coverage and vowed that the paper would not back down.
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Ankara has condemned the letter, saying it will not back down from its decision to acquire the S-400 missiles, which Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said would arrive in Turkey in the first half of July.
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"Despite President Trump's attempt to punish New Yorkers for passing its own laws and standing up to his xenophobic policies, New York will not back down," she said, noting that the law had already withstood two federal lawsuits.
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From calling out Donald Trump on his view of Latino immigrants to shedding light on the conditions at the Dakota Access Pipeline resistance camp to speaking to refugees on the ground in Syria, Takruri does not back down.
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ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will not back down from its offensive against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria "no matter what anyone says", President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, adding that the battle would continue until "ultimate victory" is achieved.
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President Francois Hollande says he will not back down on key provisions of the proposed reform and won support on Tuesday from visiting European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, who called the bill a modest but necessary step.
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In the letter, Mr. Denton made it clear that he would not back down against a billionaire who showed no sign of stopping his involvement in underwriting the lawsuits, even as the future of Gawker remained in question.
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Professor Wark, however, and many others, said that by bringing this issue into his trade battle, Mr. Trump had ensured that Canada would not back down when it came to the system, which also covers poultry and eggs.
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They had argued that the United States should not back down from trying to force China to make more fundamental changes to its economy, even if such measures would cause short-term pain for American businesses and consumers.
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Trump, who has warned of 'fire and fury' if North Korea does not back down, was expected to argue Tuesday that the dangers posed by Kim Jung Un's pursuit of a nuclear weapons program should unite all nations.
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DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday it would not back down from its decision to scale back some of its commitments under 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, state TV quoted Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi as saying.
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Ricardo Anaya, the second-place contender who heads a right-left coalition, echoed a Senate motion on Wednesday calling on the government to end cooperation with the United States on migration and security if Trump did not back down.
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"They (the government) already threatened us that there would be retaliation if we did not back down (over Valley of the Fallen) and this is part of the strategy of retaliation," Francis Franco, one of Franco's grandsons, told Reuters.
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Turkey has dismissed the warnings from Congress and Trump's top secretaries, saying it would not back down and holding out hope that the White House could protect it from sanctions that could hit its already soft currency and economy.
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"Despite President Trump's attempt to punish New Yorkers for passing its own laws and standing up to his xenophobic policies, New York will not back down," she declared, vowing to defend New York laws against the president's vindictive actions.
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Burr has declined repeatedly to comment on his decision to subpoena Trump Jr. since it was revealed last month, but the committee did not back down in response to the criticism that his committee needed to speak to Trump Jr. again.
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DUBAI, June 23 (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday it would not back down from its decision to scale back some of its commitments under 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, state TV quoted Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi as saying.
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"I will proceed to slaughter and murder any doctor, patient, or visitor i see in the area and I will not back down," Sheikh, who reportedly went by the username "awarded," posted on the site, according to an FBI agent's affidavit.
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ANKARA, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Turkey will not back down from its offensive against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria "no matter what anyone says", President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, adding that the battle would continue until "ultimate victory" is achieved.
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Incredibly, when confronted by this fact, she did not back down from her nuclear brinksmanship, but somehow tried to create a fantasy world where she would negotiate a deal with Syria and Russia to allow the U.S. to control Syrian airspace.
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Cline's attorneys at the time threatened to publicize allegations about our private sexual lives, claiming that Cline's suspicions about our sexual conduct excused her hacking into our accounts and warning us of "reputational injury" if we did not back down.
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League leader Matteo Salvini, speaking on RAI state radio, said that next year's deficit spending was needed to spark growth and create jobs, and added that the government would not back down even if the spread widened to 400 basis points.
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PARIS (Reuters) - Emmanuel Macron's prime minister said on Thursday the government would not back down in a shake-up of France's state-owned SNCF railways, prompting accusations of arrogance from unions who said further strikes would go ahead as planned.
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Ahead of the third round of negotiations next week, Senate Democrats sent a letter to Mnuchin last Friday urging him to keep the pressure on China and not back down on key structural issues in order to broker a deal.
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Philippe Martinez, secretary general of the General Confederation of Labour, one of the unions opposed to the pension plans, said his group would not back down until the overhaul was scrapped, calling instead for an improvement of the current system.
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's finance minister said on Tuesday he hoped the creditors who had reached deals with the government on defaulted debt would not back down, amid concerns that the country will not be able to meet the deadline for payment.
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" Trump, who has previously warned of "fire and fury" if Pyongyang does not back down, claimed that "no one has shown more contempt for other nations and for the well-being of their own people than the depraved regime in North Korea.
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PARIS (Reuters) - French protesters attacked a police station and smashed bank windows on Thursday at rallies against labor reforms, while the hardline CGT union sought to choke off fuel supplies in a showdown with a government that said it would not back down.
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China's finance ministry on Friday announced retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. goods ranging from liquefied natural gas to some aircraft, and warned of further measures, signaling that it will not back down in a protracted trade war with Washington.
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Unfazed, Haggard doubled down on his message of staunch patriotism with "Fightin' Side of Me," and whenever that song came on, it underlined the message that, if you truly believe in something, you should stick to your guns and not back down.
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JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will not back down from new rules requiring Freeport-McMoran to divest a majority stake in its local unit, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan said, in a dispute over rights to the world's second-biggest copper mine.
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said in a blunt speech on Saturday that United States will not back down from its trade dispute with China unless Beijing bows to U.S. demands, dampening Friday's trade optimism that was fueled by President Donald Trump's comments.
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After League leader Matteo Salvini said in an evening television interview he would not back down and his party would "never sign" a decree to block the project, 5-Star chief Luigi Di Maio accused him of threatening to bring down the government.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates, one of four Arab countries embroiled in a political dispute with Qatar, said on Friday it would not back down if Doha does not engage with demands that include requiring it to curb ties with Iran.
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Immigration Minister Peter Dutton earlier told 2GB radio he stood by the detention policy that the government says is necessary to deter asylum seekers from attempting perilous sea voyages to Australia, and that it would not back down from its evictions from Manus.
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ANKARA, June 13 (Reuters) - Turkey will not back down from its decision to buy Russian S-400 missile defence systems and rejects any ultimatums on the issue, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday in response to U.S. warnings about the purchase.
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Embattled Alabama GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore told supporters on Thursday that he would not back down amid calls for him to step aside from the race following a new report that accuses him of inappropriate sexual conduct with a minor in 1979.
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In a defiant national television address on Monday evening, Moreno, who has left the capital Quito, said he would not back down on the fuel price hike in the face of what he called a "detribalization plan" orchestrated by Correa and Maduro.
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Related: She wanted to be president, but ended up jailed instead Today, Ingabire says that although she might have chosen a different location to speak about the deaths of moderate Hutus in the genocide, she will not back down from her comments.
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Gao was answering a question about comments by former White House strategist Steve Bannon, who last week told the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post that Trump planned to make the trade war "unbearably painful" for Beijing and would not back down.
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But how Trump responded to the whole thing was an example of a campaign tactic he has used all along: Even in the face of overwhelming evidence contradicting contradicting his statements, he does not back down and he definitely does not apologize.
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ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will not back down from its decision to buy Russian S-400 missile defense systems despite U.S. warnings that it will lead to Ankara's exclusion from the F-35 fighter jet program, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.
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Although the yuan steadied on Tuesday after a 2.3% slump in the past three days, analysts saw China's decision as a signal that it will not back down and that a trade war which is already affecting global growth will only worsen from here.
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While Messrs Ryan and Bullock expressed concern, both practical and electoral, with Ms Warren's desire, stated in the last debate, to decriminalise illegally crossing into America, she did not back down there either, but neither was she as clear as she should have been.
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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said in a blunt speech on Saturday the United States will not back down from its trade dispute with China unless Beijing bows to U.S. demands, dampening Friday's trade optimism that was fueled by comments from President Donald Trump.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, sharpening U.S. criticism of Chinese policies around the globe, will give China a blunt warning on Thursday that the United States will not back down from what Washington sees as Chinese intimidation in the South China Sea.
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The United States has warned that it would impose sanctions on Turkey if it pressed ahead with the S-400 deal, but Ankara has said it would not back down and has so far dismissed the warnings, as relations between the NATO allies strained.
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She does not back down and like most contestants who get tangled up in drama on the flagship Bachelor franchise shows, she's probably looking to carve out a new narrative in Paradise, which means she's a great pick for more time on our TVs.
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Meek did not back down, responding ... "U pop s*** on social media 24/7...U never in the places everybody b at...The whole queens say you a rat...Ross baby mom hit you for that check you sick...Ross finished you "career over?
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URUMQI/KASHGAR/HOTAN, China (Reuters) - China will not back down on what it sees as a highly successful de-radicalisation program in Xinjiang that has attracted global concern, but fewer people will be sent through, officials said last week in allowing rare media access there.
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Pavel Chikov, one of Telegram's lawyers, said in a post on his Telegram channel that the company would not back down in the face of the Russian intelligence services because the court hearing, which lasted about 20 minutes, showed that the case against Telegram is politically motivated.
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And while we will not back down and will not stop taking these states to court in order to keep clinic doors open and ensure abortion remains safe and legal, it is time to start demanding these politicians stop playing politics with our health and lives.
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But I think that if our sexuality and gender are political, we have an obligation to throw it in the faces of those who would rather see us die and show them that we will not back down to their rules and constraints on our lives.
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Therefore, in a time when women are fighting for reproductive rights, equal pay, and representation in every industry, the white outfits were a powerful form of protest, sending a message to Trump and his allies that democratic women are standing together and will not back down.
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They can spend all they want but Martha will not back down in the fight to protect real health care for women in Arizona, especially the ones served by community health centers who take care of far more women than Planned Parenthood, and to protect life.
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NANAIMO, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that his government is engaging diplomatically with Saudi Arabia, but did not back down on his concerns about human rights, two weeks into a spat over Ottawa's calls for the release of Saudi activists from detention.
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For graphic on French rail workers on strike click here But Macron, who said from the beginning that he would not back down, has all but won the war over the SNCF, delivering a powerful blow in his campaign to modernize France's labor force and end a long economic malaise.
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Trump made it clear on Thursday that he would not back down from obtaining some sort of count of those living legally -- and illegally -- in the United States, but he did admit the serious legal hurdles his administration needed to clear in order to get that question on the 2020 census.
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"However, all members of the House are in agreement that they will not back down from the 5% pay raise that passed the House, and the Delegates representing the House on the pay raise conference committee have been notified they are to stand their ground on 5%," the Facebook post said.
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Although we do not typically comment on stories we believe to be false, we feel it is important to make sure that our artists, employees, and subscribers know that we are not taking the security and integrity of our data lightly, and we will not back down from our commitment to them.
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Although we do not typically comment on stories we believe to be false, we feel it is important to make sure that our artists, employees, and subscribers know that we are not taking the security and integrity of our data lightly, and we will not back down from our commitment to them.
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Although we do not typically comment on stories we believe to be false, we feel it is important to make sure that our artists, employees, and subscribers know that we are not taking the security and integrity of our data lightly, and we will not back down from our commitment to them.
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After a progressive media organization dug up years' worth of his incendiary old comments from a shock jock's radio show, Fox News host Tucker Carlson said he would not apologize and would not back down from his "mob" of critics — who have "been working hard to kill" his show since the beginning.
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In a tough speech in Washington last week, a former senior Chinese official, Dai Bingguo, said that the findings would amount to no more than "waste paper" and that China would not back down from its activities in the South China Sea even in the face of a fleet of American aircraft carriers.
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Mitt Romney did not back down from his feud with Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpPossible GOP challenger says Trump doesn't doesn't deserve reelection, but would vote for him over Democrat O'Rourke: Trump driving global, U.S. economy into recession Manchin: Trump has 'golden opportunity' on gun reforms MORE at a GOP dinner Tuesday night.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday said he would not back down from his planned new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, creating a possible standoff with top lawmakers from his own Republican party who have criticized the planned levies for threatening the U.S. economy and possibly sparking a trade war.
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WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Monday said he would not back down from his planned new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, creating a possible standoff with top lawmakers from his own Republican party who have criticized the planned levies for threatening the U.S. economy and possibly sparking a trade war.
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Trump Reaffirms Commitment to Tariffs but Opens Door to Compromise President Trump, facing an angry chorus of protests from leaders of his own party, including the House speaker, Paul D. Ryan, insisted on Monday that he would not back down from his plan to impose across-the-board tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
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But Burr did not back down from the subpoena, and the committee and Trump Jr. struck a deal for him to testify for two-to-four hours on roughly a half dozen topics, including the key questions the committee has for the President's eldest son about the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting and the Trump Tower Moscow project.
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Author and historian Jeff Biggers is calling for Democrats to not back down in speaking out against President TrumpDonald John TrumpFacebook releases audit on conservative bias claims Harry Reid: 'Decriminalizing border crossings is not something that should be at the top of the list' Recessions happen when presidents overlook key problems MORE's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh.
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Two opposition senators in Mexico said Sunday that their government should not back down from responding to Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpPossible GOP challenger says Trump doesn't doesn't deserve reelection, but would vote for him over Democrat O'Rourke: Trump driving global, U.S. economy into recession Manchin: Trump has 'golden opportunity' on gun reforms MORE's campaign rhetoric. Sen.
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The president took a break from his attacks on Mr. Comey as he left the White House on a rainy Sunday afternoon to spend time at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va. But it seemed likely that he and his allies would not back down in the face of Mr. Comey's barrage of public accusations, which are expected to continue for weeks.
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A day after the lack of an immediate ruling created uncertainty for hours in the climactic moments of the country's national championship, the United States Golf Association, however, did not back down from its decision to enforce the penalty based on its examination of the various factors when Johnson's golf ball moved as he was preparing to putt on the fifth green Sunday.
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Financial markets continued to drop on Friday as the potential for a damaging trade dispute — which had begun to fade on Wednesday and early Thursday as other top White House advisers tried to soothe markets — reared its head amid comments by Mr. Trump, Mr. Mnuchin and Robert Lighthizer, the United States trade representative, suggesting the United States would not back down.
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In a press conference with the Swedish prime minister, the president did not back down on his threat to slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, claiming that China sends much more steel to the U.S. than most people think and disputing earlier reports said that China imports only about 2 percent of the steel brought into the U.S. Where will this end?
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"To the extent that she's presenting herself as the person most capable of taking the fight to Trump, the Kavanaugh experience proved that she has the mettle to be aggressive and not back down to Republicans," said Brian Fallon, executive director of Demand Justice, a left-leaning non-profit that aims to increase the number of Democratic appointees on the federal bench.
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California's Attorney General Xavier BecerraXavier BecerraCalifornia leads states in lawsuit over Trump public charge rule Overnight Energy: Trump sparks new fight over endangered species protections | States sue over repeal of Obama power plant rules | Interior changes rules for ethics watchdogs California counties file first lawsuit over Trump 'public charge' rule MORE said California will not back down and will meet the DOJ's courtroom challenge.
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Meanwhile, a Harvard economist said bitcoin in 10 years is more likely to be $100 than $100,000 (CNBC)* Ripple jumps as traders speculate that Coinbase may add the cryptocurrency to its platform (CNBC) President Donald Trump, facing an angry chorus of protests from leaders of his own party, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, insisted he would not back down from his plan to impose broad tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
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But New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement Friday that there was a more sinister motive behind the policy change: "This is political retribution, plain and simple, and while the president may want to punish New York for standing up to his xenophobic policies, we will not back down," she said, adding that preventing New Yorkers from accessing Trusted Traveler programs would not only inconvenience travelers, but also harm the state's economy.
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