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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jan 2, 2007

As a Mormon, I believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jan 2, 2007

The victory that John Kennedy won was not just for 40 million Americans who were born Catholics. It was for all Americans of all faiths.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Dec 31, 2006

At the time, and this was in 2007, I found that President George Bush was more popular in northern Uganda than he was in Texas, and I think that is probably still true.

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Daniel Inouye
@danielinouye· Democratic · HI· Dec 31, 2006

It's not clear to me that the commission does have the authority to order arbitration.

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Daniel Inouye
@danielinouye· Democratic · HI· Dec 31, 2006

Senator Inouye and the late Senator Stevens wrote the FCC stating that the Commission did indeed have authority to intervene.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Dec 31, 2006

We should do everything we can to ensure the American public can easily access and track how the Federal Government does its business, because we can't reduce waste, fraud, and abuse without knowing how, where, and why the federal money is…

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Johnny Isakson
@johnnyisakson· Republican · GA· Dec 31, 2006

The health, safety and welfare of people are threatened. They are threatened by an act this Congress passed that had no intention to threaten them.

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Chuck Hagel
@chuckhagel· Republican · NE· Dec 31, 2006

the strategy of containment remains relevant today

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Daniel Akaka
@danielakaka· Democratic · HI· Dec 31, 2006

. . . more can be done to assist veterans and their families in the . . . reintegration of the wounded or injured veterans into their community.

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Dec 30, 2006

I articulated the opinion that we should close Guantanamo not long after I got this job, in--at the end of 2006.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Dec 30, 2006

I understood, we have a crew down in? You make sure you call me back and brief me before I go to that church because people will be asking me questions. Is anybody talking to the families at all?

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Dec 30, 2006

I'm sure all the families have gathered together now and they're all pulling their strength from within, praying for the best and I want them to know the state's doing everything -- the government's doing everything humanly possible to…

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Dec 30, 2006

The one body that has been recovered was the one person that was left right there where the force of the blast came. And the 12, the tram was in perfect condition. It was on the tracks. There was no disturbance. There are no buckets. There…

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Dec 30, 2006

The rescue team's allowed to go back in. That means the air quality had to be good enough so there was no danger to them, or a very minimal danger. That's a good sign.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Dec 30, 2006

Our hearts and prayers go out to each of the 13 families, we are incredibly saddened by the horrific loss of these fathers, sons, husbands and brothers. This is certainly not the outcome that we had hoped for and prayed for.

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