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"None of us are nuclear experts, but we know that if there is a melt-down and breach of containment, that's clearly the most odious thing that could happen."
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William Scranton
"None of us are nuclear experts, but we know that if there is a melt-down and breach of containment, that's clearly the most odious thing that could happen."
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"Unfortunately, cancer is the number one killer of children in this country today, and it destroys not only these innocent victims, but their families as well."
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Michael McCaul
"Unfortunately, cancer is the number one killer of children in this country today, and it destroys not only these innocent victims, but their families as well."
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"Why should Ireland be treated as a geographical fragment of England - Ireland is not a geographical fragment, but a nation."
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Charles Stewart Parnell
"Why should Ireland be treated as a geographical fragment of England - Ireland is not a geographical fragment, but a nation."
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"It's wrong to put the drug lobby's interests ahead of older Americans."
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John B. Larson
"It's wrong to put the drug lobby's interests ahead of older Americans."
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"The voters reward good performance. So, I'm going to go out and focus, if I become the governor, to do the very best job I can as governor. The rest of it will take care of itself."
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Dave Heineman
"The voters reward good performance. So, I'm going to go out and focus, if I become the governor, to do the very best job I can as governor. The rest of it will take care of itself."
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"Those who actually hate animals to the point of being cruel to them are outcasts to the rest of us, no matter where in the world they live."
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Nick Clooney
"Those who actually hate animals to the point of being cruel to them are outcasts to the rest of us, no matter where in the world they live."
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"Therefore they should come to the table and reach an agreement that would protect their identity."
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John Hume
"Therefore they should come to the table and reach an agreement that would protect their identity."
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"We all share a common goal - we want our children to succeed."
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Bob Taft
"We all share a common goal - we want our children to succeed."
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"As I said in my state of the state address, we can no longer rely on gaming and sales taxes to pay our way. Indian gaming next door in California is eroding our major industry in Nevada."
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Kenny Guinn
"As I said in my state of the state address, we can no longer rely on gaming and sales taxes to pay our way. Indian gaming next door in California is eroding our major industry in Nevada."
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"I am aware that in presenting myself as the advocate of the Indians and their rights, I shall stand very much alone."
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Sam Houston
"I am aware that in presenting myself as the advocate of the Indians and their rights, I shall stand very much alone."
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"Given the way some fought for the status quo when I authored the new Ethics Code and created the city's first Ethics Commission, we are going to need your strong support to get an even tougher Ethics Code passed this year."
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Laura Miller
"Given the way some fought for the status quo when I authored the new Ethics Code and created the city's first Ethics Commission, we are going to need your strong support to get an even tougher Ethics Code passed this year."
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"I've reached out to other mayors throughout the United States to form an Olympic Task Force of Mayors, and to community leaders, Congress, and businesspeople. As thousands of people around the country join the movement, it gets more and more exciting."
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Richard M. Daley
"I've reached out to other mayors throughout the United States to form an Olympic Task Force of Mayors, and to community leaders, Congress, and businesspeople. As thousands of people around the country join the movement, it gets more and more exciting."
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"When I finished my term, I thought about running for governor then but decided not to because, frankly, I didn't think I was ready. I wasn't comfortable that I was prepared to do the job."
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Ben Chandler
"When I finished my term, I thought about running for governor then but decided not to because, frankly, I didn't think I was ready. I wasn't comfortable that I was prepared to do the job."
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"The unemployment rate is still twice as high for blacks as for whites."
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William Weld
"The unemployment rate is still twice as high for blacks as for whites."
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"Through this experience we have been warned - learn everything, don't forget anything!"
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Karl Liebknecht
"Through this experience we have been warned - learn everything, don't forget anything!"
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"Things happened there that I don't think are the finest hours for anybody, whether it was a journalist, the legal system or, in that case of the political system, who would say that was an example of when Washington worked best."
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Rahm Emanuel
"Things happened there that I don't think are the finest hours for anybody, whether it was a journalist, the legal system or, in that case of the political system, who would say that was an example of when Washington worked best."
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"If at first you don't succeed, try to hide your astonishment."
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Harry F. Banks
"If at first you don't succeed, try to hide your astonishment."
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"I support exemptions from the estate tax to ensure that when Maine farm owners die, their families will be able to continue to farm the land that they have protected and lived on, often for generations."
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Tom Allen
"I support exemptions from the estate tax to ensure that when Maine farm owners die, their families will be able to continue to farm the land that they have protected and lived on, often for generations."
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"Politics is about the improvement of people's lives. It's about advancing the cause of peace and justice in our country and the world. Politics is about doing well for the people."
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Paul Wellstone
"Politics is about the improvement of people's lives. It's about advancing the cause of peace and justice in our country and the world. Politics is about doing well for the people."
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"Drilling in ANWR fails to lower energy prices today and sets no long term energy strategy for tomorrow."
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Dan Lipinski
"Drilling in ANWR fails to lower energy prices today and sets no long term energy strategy for tomorrow."
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"No man should advocate a course in private that he's ashamed to admit in public."
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George McGovern
"No man should advocate a course in private that he's ashamed to admit in public."
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"President Obama has created at least three jobs that I know of - Bob McDonnell, Chris Christie, and Scott Brown."
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Newt Gingrich
"President Obama has created at least three jobs that I know of - Bob McDonnell, Chris Christie, and Scott Brown."
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"They're the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and they will not do that. They will not pull the trigger."
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Gray Davis
"They're the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and they will not do that. They will not pull the trigger."
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"Hope is the most important four-letter word in the language."
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Ed Markey
"Hope is the most important four-letter word in the language."
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"We set the town on fire and burned down every house as a warning to other small towns along the river."
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Knute Nelson
"We set the town on fire and burned down every house as a warning to other small towns along the river."
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"The voice of the Republican party is up for grabs. It's a contest right now."
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Gary Johnson
"The voice of the Republican party is up for grabs. It's a contest right now."
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"This is the time to pull together as a Nation, as different people from all over the States with different perspectives and different social statuses and different income brackets, to unify into one and help those on the ground who need our help the most."
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Jack Kingston
"This is the time to pull together as a Nation, as different people from all over the States with different perspectives and different social statuses and different income brackets, to unify into one and help those on the ground who need our help the most."
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"An arts education helps build academic skills and increase academic performance, while also providing alternative opportunities to reward the skills of children who learn differently."
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Gavin Newsom
"An arts education helps build academic skills and increase academic performance, while also providing alternative opportunities to reward the skills of children who learn differently."
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"The number of kids affected by obesity has tripled since 1980, and this can be traced in large part to lack of exercise and a healthy diet."
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Virginia Foxx
"The number of kids affected by obesity has tripled since 1980, and this can be traced in large part to lack of exercise and a healthy diet."
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"The longer the title, the less important the job."
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George McGovern
"The longer the title, the less important the job."
Job,
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"The vision of a nation formed from many different peoples bound together by a common love of freedom was staked out long before our lifetimes or even our parents' or grandparents' lifetimes."
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Trent Lott
"The vision of a nation formed from many different peoples bound together by a common love of freedom was staked out long before our lifetimes or even our parents' or grandparents' lifetimes."
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"I came here to help make America more competitive and prosperous by developing an energy policy that increases conservation, promotes cleaner technologies, encourages development of renewables and enhances domestic production of gas and oil."
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Greg Walden
"I came here to help make America more competitive and prosperous by developing an energy policy that increases conservation, promotes cleaner technologies, encourages development of renewables and enhances domestic production of gas and oil."
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"It's a very good idea that we have a third term Labour government led by Tony Blair for a full term."
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Peter Mandelson
"It's a very good idea that we have a third term Labour government led by Tony Blair for a full term."
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"They were often the first students in their family to go to college and the very idea of higher education was still foreign to them. They had to make a conscious and often difficult decision to come to college."
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Michael N. Castle
"They were often the first students in their family to go to college and the very idea of higher education was still foreign to them. They had to make a conscious and often difficult decision to come to college."
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"An indictment is not a conviction."
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Howard Coble
"An indictment is not a conviction."
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"Through the years you, the Delaware State family and your predecessors, have faced many challenges. You worked through them with fierce determination and good will, and you have made great progress."
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Michael N. Castle
"Through the years you, the Delaware State family and your predecessors, have faced many challenges. You worked through them with fierce determination and good will, and you have made great progress."
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"What's crucial is that the IRA produce a credible statement that paramilitary and criminality activity is a thing of the past. That they are committed to a future which is exclusively peaceful and democratic."
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Peter Hain
"What's crucial is that the IRA produce a credible statement that paramilitary and criminality activity is a thing of the past. That they are committed to a future which is exclusively peaceful and democratic."
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"It came as a great shock to me when I heard that England and Soviet Russia had become allies. So much so that I thought that the people responsible in London were acting in a manner that no longer coincided with British imperial interests."
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John Amery
"It came as a great shock to me when I heard that England and Soviet Russia had become allies. So much so that I thought that the people responsible in London were acting in a manner that no longer coincided with British imperial interests."
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"In Hinduism, conscience, reason and independent thinking have no scope for development."
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B. R. Ambedkar
"In Hinduism, conscience, reason and independent thinking have no scope for development."
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"We are determined that our nation shall cease to be a burden on other countries but shall contribute positively to world prosperity, while observing fully the fair trade practices in international commerce."
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Shigeru Yoshida
"We are determined that our nation shall cease to be a burden on other countries but shall contribute positively to world prosperity, while observing fully the fair trade practices in international commerce."
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"A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society."
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B. R. Ambedkar
"A great man is different from an eminent one in that he is ready to be the servant of the society."
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"But the thing we do know is whatever it costs to save and protect American lives in this conflict, we're going to spend."
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Saxby Chambliss
"But the thing we do know is whatever it costs to save and protect American lives in this conflict, we're going to spend."
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"African American children can't be educationally disadvantaged for 12 years and then experience a miracle cure when it comes time for admission into college."
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Chaka Fattah
"African American children can't be educationally disadvantaged for 12 years and then experience a miracle cure when it comes time for admission into college."
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"If you think somebody cares about you and believes your life is worth saving, how can you give up?"
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Geraldine Ferraro
"If you think somebody cares about you and believes your life is worth saving, how can you give up?"
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"Too many people, because they were white and poor, black and rich, or just plain busy with something other than politics, have felt they had no voice in our government."
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Mark Sanford
"Too many people, because they were white and poor, black and rich, or just plain busy with something other than politics, have felt they had no voice in our government."
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"Poems seem to have a life of their own. They tell you when enough is enough."
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Thomas Lynch
"Poems seem to have a life of their own. They tell you when enough is enough."
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"The white people of the South are the greatest minority in this nation. They deserve consideration and understanding instead of the persecution of twisted propaganda."
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Strom Thurmond
"The white people of the South are the greatest minority in this nation. They deserve consideration and understanding instead of the persecution of twisted propaganda."
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"When his nomination comes before the United States Senate, Timothy Batten can count on my strong support... He is the right person for the job."
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Saxby Chambliss
"When his nomination comes before the United States Senate, Timothy Batten can count on my strong support... He is the right person for the job."
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"We have seen a strong increase in oil prices and up to this year we see that the world has been able to absorb that."
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Rodrigo Rato
"We have seen a strong increase in oil prices and up to this year we see that the world has been able to absorb that."
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"Operation Northern Star with Canada has made significant progress in battling meth from the north, and we are engaged in numerous training opportunities in Mexico to help curb the problem from the south."
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Greg Walden
"Operation Northern Star with Canada has made significant progress in battling meth from the north, and we are engaged in numerous training opportunities in Mexico to help curb the problem from the south."
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