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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Mar 31, 2006

The conservative political agenda in the West is grounded in hoary stereotypes about the region and its people.

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Carl Levin
@carllevin· Democratic · MI· Mar 31, 2006

The major weak point was the review of Long Beach. . . . delinquencies are up 140% and foreclosures close to 70%. . . . First payment defaults are way up and the 2005 vintage is way up relative to previous years. It is ugly.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Mar 29, 2006

Thanks to West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin, it's the new name of Randy and Anna's street in their little town of Simpson.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Mar 29, 2006

It's the new name of Randy and Anna's street in their little town of Simpson.

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Hillary Clinton
@hillaryclinton· Democratic · NY· Mar 28, 2006

This certainly is not in keeping with my understanding of the scriptures because this bill would literally criminalize the Good Samaritan and probably even Jesus himself.

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Edward M. Kennedy
@edwardmkennedy· Mar 28, 2006

Look, we have about 12 million undocumented here. The alternative is, are we going to deport them? That's cost of $240 billion just financially, plus what the kind of disruption that that would have in terms of families, and, finally, the…

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Tom Harkin
@tomharkin· Democratic · IA· Mar 28, 2006

If you kick out 11 1/2 to 12 million people it will bring our economy to a screeching halt.

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Lindsey Graham
@lindseygraham· Republican · SC· Mar 27, 2006

We have to recognize that for several generations, people have made America home. And we've accepted the benefit of their labor.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Mar 27, 2006

Bolten replacing Card -- is simply rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. If the White House is looking to change course, they picked the wrong person to toss overboard.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Mar 22, 2006

I called for him being fired a year ago. I called for him being fired nine months ago. I called for him being fired three months ago.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Mar 21, 2006

Listen, my legs are gone. They're never going to grow back, and if this gives me a platform to talk about those issues that are important to people of this district, to talk about education, to talk about health care, then that's fine.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Mar 20, 2006

Imagine what would happen if it were announced tomorrow in the headlines of the papers of in America and throughout the world that Rumsfeld was fired. It would energize -- energize -- the rest of the world.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Mar 19, 2006

What the American people are holding this administration accountable for is their dangerous incompetence.

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