04/19/2009
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"I launched the BRAIN Initiative to accelerate the development and application of new technologies."
"It is the policy of the United States to prepare for space weather events to minimize the extent of economic loss and human hardship."
"I also want to take this opportunity again to pay tribute to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his decade of service to the U.N."
"Successfully preparing for space weather events is an all-of-nation endeavor."