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Jon Kyl
@jonkyl· Republican · AZ· Jun 27, 2007

A lot of Americans have lost faith in their government. They don't think we can control our borders, that we can win a war, that we can issue passports. And, so, they ask the question, why should we grant a special status to people who…

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Mary Landrieu
@marylandrieu· Democratic · LA· Jun 27, 2007

It also gave so much more work to Homeland Security. And, of course, we know they're having a very difficult time doing the work that they're supposed to be doing now, in terms of recovery, rebuilding, and getting prepared for other…

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Tom Coburn
@tomcoburn· Republican · OK· Jun 27, 2007

The prime example that the government is broken. And how do we fix that? You fix that by integrity and being confident that you will do what you say will do. And the American people said, you have been telling us this.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 27, 2007

The criminal justice system is not colorblind. It does not work for all people equally. And that is why it's critical to have a president who sends a signal that we are going to have a system of justice that is not just us, but is…

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 27, 2007

The criminal justice system is not color-blind. It does not work for all people equally. And that is why it's critical to have a president who sends a signal that we are going to have a system of justice that is not just us but is…

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 27, 2007

I just got to make clear, I got tested with Michelle when we were in Kenya, in Africa.

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

The only person who would probably be prepared to be president on day one would be Bill Clinton, not Hillary Clinton.

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

I hope that College Democrats everywhere will get involved in our student organization.

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

Thousands of young people are getting involved in this campaign because they see it as a powerful way to change our country.

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

I'm pleased to see young organizers taking leadership roles at the grassroots level.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Jun 24, 2007

We're planning for him being killed. He's going to be doing one of the most dangerous things you can do, which is running convoys.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Jun 24, 2007

The policymakers have failed us. We should focus on military resources on pursuing the terrorists who attacked our country and on capturing Osama bin Laden. Instead, President Bush and his top advisors decided to invade Iraq.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Jun 24, 2007

The policy-makers have failed us. We should focus our military resources on pursuing the terrorists who attacked our country and on capturing Osama bin Laden. Instead, President Bush and his top advisors decided to invade Iraq.

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Dick Lugar
@dicklugar· Republican · IN· Jun 24, 2007

A course change should happen now, while there is still some possibility of constructing a sustainable bipartisan strategy in Iraq. If the president waits until the presidential election campaign is in full swing, the intensity of…

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