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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 22, 2007

Well, unfortunately, we're now seeing that some of these food products are making it into livestock, in this case, into hogs that have been slaughtered and now being recalled. So we know that it's getting way too close to the human food…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 22, 2007

Well, clearly, they have to give us visas at some point. If they refuse to cooperate with the United States, we can't compromise the health and safety of the people that live here and the pets that they love.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 22, 2007

I wish we knew the answer. We've written the Chinese ambassador and said why won't you give them a visa to the FDA inspectors so they can go over and take a look at this plant in China? And they haven't done it. For weeks they've refused…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Apr 22, 2007

The value of this food product is based on the protein content. Protein is measured chemically by the presence of nitrogen. This chemical melamine, which has no place in a human or pet food product, is inserted into the product to show…

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

I still believe that America is the last, best hope of Earth. We just have to show the world why this is so.

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

It is time to bring this conflict to a responsible end so we can bring our troops home and refocus on the wider struggle yet to be won.

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

In today's globalized world, the security of the American people is inextricably linked to the security of all people.

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

We all know that these are not the best of times for America's reputation in the world.

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

This election offers us the chance to turn the page and open a new chapter in American leadership.

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

The disappointment that so many around the world feel toward America right now is only a testament to the high expectations they hold for us.

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

This President may occupy the White House, but for the last six years the position of leader of the free world has remained open.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Apr 19, 2007

If you've had a chance to read the biographies, the short stories of those who were killed, you just uncover marvelous stories of joy and learning, of friendships, of hobbies and the thrill of teaching and educating generations of…

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Apr 19, 2007

Admiral Mullen, in his April 19, 2007, written testimony before the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Vice Admiral James McArthur, USN, Commander of the Naval Network Warfare Command, noted the…

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