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Claire McCaskill
@clairemccaskill· Democratic · MO· Jun 18, 2007

I consider the contract deficiencies addressed below to endanger performance of the contract to such a degree that the security of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul is in jeopardy.

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Bill Nelson
@billnelson· Democratic · FL· Jun 17, 2007

I just hope and pray we don't have to go through a major hurricane strike and damage as a result of lessons, predictability in order to get the money for this new satellite.

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Sam Brownback
@sambrownback· Republican · KS· Jun 17, 2007

Sam Brownback made his apology on the phone. He called Mitt Romney to say, sorry about that forwarded e-mail from an interest group asking help fact-checking negative statements about Mormonism.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Jun 17, 2007

John McCain confessed to the graduating class of the Merchant Marine Academy that he was a discipline problem at the Naval Academy.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jun 17, 2007

Each of my five sons gave two years of their life to the service of their church and I consider that service to be laudable. But I very highly value those who serve in the military. But it is a volunteer military. And I hope we keep it…

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jun 17, 2007

I think my message is connecting. I think people recognize that the country has some real challenges.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jun 14, 2007

I'm evidence that your work, that your relentless campaign to promote the sanctity of human life, bears fruit.

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

Each year at this time we honor and think about the fathers who've been a part of our lives - the examples they've set, the sacrifices they've made, their successes and their struggles.

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

But he told us that of everything that's out there, his biggest dream is to someday stand in the front yard of his own home with his wife and kids, who will hug him and say, 'I love you, Daddy.'

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

The jobs that remain pay less and offer fewer benefits, as employers have succeeded in busting up unions and cutting back on health care and pensions to stay competitive with the companies abroad that are paying their workers next to…

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

Today, 54% of all African-American children live in single-parent households, a number that has doubled since 1960.

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

We know that to fill these jobs, we'll also have to get serious about educating our workforce for the 21st century.

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

None of this agenda will happen overnight, nor will it be easy to get done. But then again, America's story hasn't been all that easy itself.

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

Providing these families with the same chances that previous generations have had is a daunting challenge, but it is certainly one we can meet.

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

He began to find comfort in his faith, and when he left jail, he moved in with an aunt who expected him to behave well and study hard. And he did. He is now at Benedict College and will be president of the student council there next year.

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