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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Sep 26, 2007

I think the president is doing this now. It's catch up time, because he didn't veto very many spending bills during the years that the Republicans controlled Congress.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 26, 2007

Americans lost trust in their government. They're looking for leadership, a leader with the judgment and experience to keep us safe.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 26, 2007

There have been over 400 health care mergers in the last 10 years.

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Roy Blunt
@royblunt· Republican · MO· Sep 26, 2007

We ought to have a program that really focuses on poor kids who don't have insurance. That's what I'm for.

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Roy Blunt
@royblunt· Republican · MO· Sep 26, 2007

I think Democrats are paying politics with this issue. I think this issue is to get somebody like you to ask somebody like me, why are you opposed to insurance for kids?

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John Walsh
@johnwalsh· Democratic · MT· Sep 25, 2007

They should have called in Scotland Yard. They should have brought in other consultants to help them with this case, but huge mistakes were made.

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John Walsh
@johnwalsh· Democratic · MT· Sep 25, 2007

I hope the media doesn't rush to judgment here. This is a normal consequence, to look at the family, to look at them closely.

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John Walsh
@johnwalsh· Democratic · MT· Sep 25, 2007

The law in Portugal is, now that the McCanns, the mother, is named a suspect, she can get a lawyer and look deeper into what the police are doing.

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John Walsh
@johnwalsh· Democratic · MT· Sep 25, 2007

The parents have to be eliminated. But this police agency never had any experience.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Sep 25, 2007

We need to address the challenges facing our troops and ensure that they have the support they need to complete their mission and return home safely, and that means providing adequate resources and equipment and addressing the mental…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Sep 25, 2007

We need to address the challenges facing our allies and partners in the region and ensure that they have the support they need to contribute to stability and security in Iraq, and that means strengthening our alliances and partnerships and…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Sep 25, 2007

I believe that we need to work towards a more peaceful and stable future for the people of the Middle East, and that means working towards a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and addressing the root causes of extremism…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Sep 25, 2007

I believe that we need to work towards a more just and equitable society that upholds the rights of all Americans, and that means upholding our values and principles in our foreign policy and promoting democracy and human rights around the…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Sep 25, 2007

We need to address the challenges facing our diplomatic efforts in Iraq and ensure that we have a coordinated and effective approach to diplomacy that complements our military efforts.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Sep 25, 2007

I believe that we need to work towards a more peaceful and stable future for the people of Iraq, and that means supporting the development of a democratic and stable government and working towards national reconciliation.

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Edward Markey
@edwardmarkey· Sep 25, 2007

In a modern era, in an Internet era, it makes no sense that a list cannot be put together in order to determine whether or not a drug has been approved by the FDA.

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