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"Unlike most major American cities, Honolulu is geographically insulated from the rest of the country. When disaster strikes we cannot call on neighboring states for assistance."
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"Sometimes it takes a natural disaster to reveal a social disaster."
"We had had several mine disasters where workers, some of the workers were rescued. It was, you know, who was lucky and who weren't. Some would find the air pockets But, in this one, bam, it was just, everybody was gone and it greatly depressed the state."
"The minute you think you've got it made, disaster is just around the corner."
"Iraq continues to be an immense disaster, and the President has no apparent plan for getting our troops out."
"There could have been more planning in New Orleans, but you look at all the devastation that happened there - have we gotten to 3,000 deaths yet? For that magnitude of a disaster, that's not all that bad."
"There is no sense in doing a wonderful script with somebody who can't direct because that is a disaster."
"So far this spring, 59 American communities have been flattened by tornadoes. Nobody has helped."
"First, those images help us understand the general and specific magnitude of disaster caused by the tsunami. The huge outpouring of aid would not have happened without those images."
"Only disaster can follow divided counsels and opposing wills."
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"A tremendous amount of needless pain and suffering can be eliminated by ensuring that health insurance is universally available."
"I do not believe, given her past decisions and comments on the reasons to go to war in Iraq, that Dr. Rice will be able to represent the United States without a predetermined bias from the war."
"As it has for America's other indigenous peoples, I believe the United States must fulfill its responsibility to Native Hawaiians."
"I have witnessed how education opens doors, and I know that when sound instruction takes place, students experience the joys of new-found knowledge and the ability to excel."
"There is a human capital crisis in the federal government. Not only are we losing the decades of talent as civil servants retire, we are not doing enough to develop and nurture the next generation of public servants."
"It is imperative that we make consumers more aware of the long-term effects of their financial decisions, particularly in managing their credit card debt, so that they can avoid financial pitfalls that may lead to bankruptcy."
"Unlike most major American cities, Honolulu is geographically insulated from the rest of the country. When disaster strikes we cannot call on neighboring states for assistance."
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