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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Sep 2, 2007

If I do not finish in the top three dems, I'll probably call in sick for the rest of the election.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Aug 19, 2007

We must end this war in a way that doesn't require us to send their grandchild back.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jul 24, 2007

First of all, change the tax structure. We are giving people tax breaks who don't need it. The top 1 percent got an $85 billion a year tax break. It is not needed. My dad used to have an expression -- don't tell me what you value, show me…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jul 24, 2007

I'm the guy that originally wrote the assault weapons ban that became law.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jul 24, 2007

Religion informs my values. My reason dictates outcomes. My religion taught me about abuse of power. That's why I moved to write the Violence Against Women Act. That's why I take the position I take on Darfur.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jul 24, 2007

I don't like a damn thing about him. I -- no, I'm only kidding. Only kidding.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jul 23, 2007

Number one, there is not a single military man in this audience who will tell this Senator he can get those troops out in six months if the order goes today.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jul 23, 2007

It was a mistake. I remember talking with Paul Wellstone at the time. And quite frankly, the reason I voted for it, against my better instinct, is I have great faith in Ted Kennedy, who is so devoted to education.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jul 22, 2007

There's not a single military man in this audience who will tell this senator that he can get those troops out in six month if the order goes today.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jul 22, 2007

At the risk of hurting his reputation -- and it will hurt him -- but I would pick Chuck Hagel, and I would consider asking Dick Lugar to be secretary of state.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jul 22, 2007

My dad used to have an expression -- don't tell me what you value; show me your budget. And the budget we have here is we all dance around it. We need more revenue to be able to pay for the things the governor and everybody else talks…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jul 22, 2007

The truth of the matter is: If we started today, it would take one year, one year to get 160,000 troops physically out of Iraq, logistically. You cannot pull out of Iraq without the follow-on that's been projected here, unless you have a…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jul 2, 2007

Tomorrow, it's a special Fourth of July edition of the most news in the morning. We'll be visiting the troops on the front lines and catch up with the candidates for president as they campaign on the holiday. We'll talk with Senator Joe…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jun 27, 2007

I got tested for AIDS. I know Barack got tested for AIDS. There's no shame in being tested for AIDS. It's an important thing.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jun 27, 2007

They have turned the court upside down. And the next president of the United States will be able to determine whether or not we go forward or continue this slide. It's the single most imperative generational decision the next president…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jun 5, 2007

Ladies and gentlemen, you're going to end this war when you elect a Democratic president.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jun 3, 2007

By the time all these guys talk, 50,000 more people are going to be dead.

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