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Hillary Clinton
@hillaryclinton· Democratic · NY· Dec 16, 2007

Everybody talks about change in this election. People have different ideas about how to bring about change. Some people believe you can get change by demanding it, and some people believe you can get change by hoping for it. Well, I…

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Hillary Clinton
@hillaryclinton· Democratic · NY· Dec 16, 2007

I was thrilled and honored to get the endorsement of 'The Des Moines Register.' They put us through our paces.

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Hillary Clinton
@hillaryclinton· Democratic · NY· Dec 16, 2007

We all believe that change needs to be made, but I'm the one that can actually make it happen.

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Hillary Clinton
@hillaryclinton· Democratic · NY· Dec 16, 2007

Here in Iowa, I want you to have some flavor of who I am, you know, outside of the television cameras, when all the cameras and the lights disappear, what I do when nobody is listening or taking notes and recording it.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 16, 2007

Our next President shouldn't be judged by the number of years they have spent in Washington, they should be judged by whether or not they have delivered change for our communities.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 16, 2007

Well it's time we stand up to those lobbyists and tell them that we're putting family farmers first.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 16, 2007

It's time to give small farmers the resources they need to be our best stewards of the land.

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Joe Lieberman
@joelieberman· Independent · CT· Dec 16, 2007

You know, political parties are important in our country. But they're not more important than what's best for our country. They're not more important than friendship.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 15, 2007

We don't need any more tax breaks for the wealthiest corporations who didn't need them and didn't ask for them - it's time to give a break to working folks so that we put the American Dream within the reach of every American once more.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 15, 2007

I'm in this race to take those tax breaks away from companies that are moving jobs overseas and put them in the pockets of hard working Americans who deserve it, and I'm the only candidate in this race to introduce a middle-class tax cut…

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 14, 2007

It's time we had an agency that actually had the tools - and the leadership - to fight for consumer safety.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 14, 2007

I've challenged the Bush administration and the toy companies to do a better job of protecting our children from unsafe toys, especially those made in China.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 14, 2007

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is about half the size it was a couple decades ago.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 14, 2007

This is an issue that matters to me not just as a U.S. Senator, or a candidate for president, but as a parent.

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