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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 22, 2007

We're building a statewide movement of Iowans from every corner of the state who are ready to put the divisive politics of the past behind us and bring to Washington the kind of change we can believe in.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 19, 2007

I know how the economy works. I know why jobs come. I know why they go away.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 19, 2007

Any income should be taxed at a new rate, and the new rate should be zero.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 19, 2007

I'm trying to be as accurate as I can be, and the -- if you look at the literature or look at the dictionary, the term 'saw' includes being aware of in the sense I've described. It's a figure of speech and very familiar, and it's very…

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 19, 2007

So he thinks 1,033 pardons shows a heart? He thinks giving 12 murderers pardons shows a heart? He thinks giving a repeat drunk driver a pardon to get him out of jail shows heart? I think it shows a softness.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 19, 2007

Any income on savings should be taxed at a new rate. And the new rate should be zero.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 19, 2007

He thinks giving 12 murderers pardon shows a heart? He thinks giving a repeat drunk driver a pardon to get him out of jail shows heart? I think it shows a softness.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Dec 18, 2007

I think that Governor Huckabee made a significant error in insulting the president. I noticed Governor Huckabee was not happy with the fact that I have been laying out his positions on a couple of areas. Governor Huckabee raised taxes more…

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 18, 2007

Well I'm not running for President to conform to this conventional thinking — I'm running to challenge it.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 18, 2007

Americans everywhere are working harder for less and paying more for health care and college.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 18, 2007

Resetting the world's view of the U.S. begins with making our government more transparent.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 18, 2007

This grassroots movement that will not only help us succeed on caucus night, but also it will propel us forward to bring about change we can believe in.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 18, 2007

Structuring the actual conversation ...(and) convening the leaders is the easy part.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 18, 2007

In this holiday season we are reminded that the things that unite us as a people are more powerful and enduring than anything that sets us apart.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 17, 2007

I am running to do more than end a war in Iraq. I know that that has been the heart of our foreign policy debate over the last several years, but I'm even more interested in ending the mind-set that got us into war.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Dec 17, 2007

No. No. I promise, no. And the reason is, I mean, I think, if I don't win the nomination, the likely nominee is going to be Hillary. And I love Bill Clinton. But can you imagine being vice president?

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