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Harry Reid
@harryreid· Democratic · NV· Jan 22, 2008

Yes, Mr. President. The deficit is bigger than a breadbox. If you don't believe me, check the Google.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 21, 2008

There's a set of assertions made by Senator Clinton, as well as her husband.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 21, 2008

I think it's hard to project four years from now. And I think it would be irresponsible.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 21, 2008

I think Ronald Reagan changed the trajectory of America in a way that, you know, Richard Nixon did not and in a way that Bill Clinton did not.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 21, 2008

Oftentimes, you'd vote present in order -- in order to indicate that you had problems with a bill that otherwise you might be willing to vote for.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 21, 2008

My suspicion is, I bet the other side must be rattled if they're continually saying false things about us, right?

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 21, 2008

While I was working on those streets watching those folks see their jobs shipped overseas, you were a corporate lawyer sitting on the board of Wal-Mart.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 21, 2008

We can't afford a President whose positions change with the politics of the moment, we need a President who knows that being ready on day one means getting it right from day one.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Jan 21, 2008

I noticed that the Democratic candidates mentioned my name quite frequently. I'm always flattered to be mentioned in a Democrat debate. But it's pretty clear that they view me as their most formidable opponent. And I agree with them.

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Hillary Clinton
@hillaryclinton· Democratic · NY· Jan 21, 2008

And I was fighting against those ideas when you were practicing law and representing your contributor, Resco, in his slum landlord business in inner city Chicago.

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Hillary Clinton
@hillaryclinton· Democratic · NY· Jan 21, 2008

It is my goal to have all troops out by the end of my first term. But I agree with Barack.

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Hillary Clinton
@hillaryclinton· Democratic · NY· Jan 21, 2008

He clearly came last night looking for a fight. And he was determined and launched right in. And I thought it was important to set the record straight.

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Hillary Clinton
@hillaryclinton· Democratic · NY· Jan 21, 2008

Senator Obama, it is very difficult having a straight-up debate with you, because you never take responsibility for any vote, and that has been a pattern.

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Hillary Clinton
@hillaryclinton· Democratic · NY· Jan 21, 2008

Everything we know about President Bush's plans would leave 50 to 70 million Americans out.

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