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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Aug 4, 2008

I'll also expand permissible reasons for taking time off to include addressing domestic violence and sexual assault.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Aug 4, 2008

Fifteen years ago today, working families everywhere achieved a victory when the Family and Medical Leave Act went into effect.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Aug 4, 2008

Strengthening the Family and Medical Leave Act won't just benefit employers or workers, it will help put the American Dream within reach for hardworking families.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Aug 4, 2008

Our politics has gotten so nasty, that's the word I was looking for. But not just nasty, also cynical and manipulative.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Aug 4, 2008

And our politics has gotten so nasty. That's the word I was looking for -- but not just nasty, also cynical and manipulative.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Aug 4, 2008

I said you know what you can inflate your tires to the proper levels and that if everybody in America inflated their tires to the proper level, we would actually probably save more oil than all the oil that we get from John McCain drilling…

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Aug 3, 2008

When Senator McCain talks about the failure of politicians in Washington to do anything about the energy crisis, it's important to remember that he's been part of that failure.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Aug 3, 2008

Our dangerous dependence on foreign oil has been 30 years in the making and was caused by the failures of politicians in Washington to think long-term about the future of the country. Now, what Senator McCain neglected to mention was…

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Aug 3, 2008

So, when Senator McCain talks about the failure of politicians in Washington to do anything about our energy crisis, it's important to remember that he's been part of that failure.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Aug 3, 2008

our dangerous dependence on foreign oil has been 30 years in the making and was caused by the failure of politicians in Washington to think long-term about the future of the country.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Aug 3, 2008

And I will say that achieving them is absolutely necessary if we want to keep America safe and prosperous in the 21st century.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Aug 3, 2008

This addiction is one of the most dangerous and urgent threats this nation has ever faced.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Aug 3, 2008

Breaking our oil addiction is one of the greatest challenges our generation will ever face.

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