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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Sep 23, 2007

I think you're going to begin to see if the surge is working. And I think we're going to get that report very soon. That we're going to begin to slowly but surely pull back to a support role.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 23, 2007

A high schooler asked whether he can live long enough to serve as president.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 23, 2007

I think that's a decision that Fred should make. Maybe we're up past his bedtime.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Sep 23, 2007

You mean the little guy that said that I was suffering from Alzheimer's? He was a little jerk.

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Joe Lieberman
@joelieberman· Independent · CT· Sep 23, 2007

Personally, I feel it was a terrible mistake for Columbia University to invite him to speak, because he comes, literally, with blood on his hands.

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

America's workers and America's seniors deserve better, and the American public deserves to know exactly what's going on in these nursing homes.

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

I led the fight in Illinois to pass the Hospital Report Cards Act that required hospitals to disclose details on nurse staffing and the quality of care so that everyone was aware how well their health care system worked.

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

When I'm President, this kind of transparency will be a part of my universal health care reform that provides every American with affordable, quality health care.

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

The news that some private equity firms have been boosting profits at the nursing homes they own by cutting essential staff and compromising the quality of care for our seniors is unconscionable and unacceptable.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Sep 22, 2007

Why should I change my name? He's the one who sucks.

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Hillary Clinton
@hillaryclinton· Democratic · NY· Sep 20, 2007

Jena reminds us that the scales of justice are seriously out of balance when it comes to charging, sentencing, and punishing African Americans.

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