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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Aug 11, 2004

It's sad they can only be negative. They have nothing to say about the future vision of America. I think Americans want a positive vision for the future.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Aug 10, 2004

This is all just a sideshow, and Scott having an affair has nothing to do with Laci.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Aug 10, 2004

It is the war in Iraq versus prescription drugs, President Bush versus John -- Senator Kerry.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Aug 10, 2004

In last few days you heard people in positions of leadership on the other side saying America has turned the corner. Well, it must have been a U-turn or else they're continually turning around and going around in circles and ending right…

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Aug 10, 2004

The distortions of the other side are just stunning. You know, they say I want to repeal it. No, I don't want to repeal it. I want to fix it. I want to plug the hole, and I want to give every American a prescription drug benefit that works.

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John McCain
@johnmccain· Republican · AZ· Aug 10, 2004

The hope is McCain will convince those moderate Republicans and swing voters who backed him back then to back Mr. Bush now.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Aug 9, 2004

This is a key position in fighting the war on terror and should not be left vacant. But the most important position is one that hasn't been created yet, national intelligence director, with real control of budgets and personnel.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Aug 9, 2004

Some people as I said the other day may see America's red states and blue states. I believe we need leadership that sees America as one country red, white and blue, period.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Aug 9, 2004

It's not about red states and blue states. It's about the red, white and blue. It's about the United States of America.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Aug 9, 2004

It's a really positive thing, as opposed to a negative thing. We're reducing debt by $544 million. I think it is going to be a terrific company going into the future, and that's why I'm working on it.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Aug 9, 2004

There is not a liberal America and a conservative America, there is the United States of America.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Aug 8, 2004

It is an appropriate goal to have, and I'm going to try to achieve it.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Aug 8, 2004

It is a sad fact that one-third of the Native Americans have no health insurance at all. It is a sad fact that the life expectancy of Native Americans is less than other Americans.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Aug 8, 2004

Yes, I would have voted for the authority. I believe it is the right authority for a president to have. But I would have used that authority, as I have said throughout this campaign, effectively. I would have done this very differently…

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Aug 5, 2004

In the last few days, you've heard people in positions of leadership on the other side saying America has turned the corner. Well, it must have been a U-turn.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· Aug 5, 2004

Basically over the last few of years, we've had a net negative loss of jobs in the United States of America. And the jobs that are being created pay $9,000 less on average than the jobs that we're losing overseas.

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