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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· May 18, 2004

According to Kerry spokesmen, the two talked about campaign finance reform and corporate responsibility but stayed away from discussing the war in Iraq and Nader's status in the race.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· May 18, 2004

We talked about campaign finance reform and corporate responsibility but stayed away from discussing the war in Iraq and Nader's status in the race.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· May 17, 2004

We need a president who's fighting for the American worker, the American family, at the fuel pumps to lower the price of gasoline in the United States.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· May 17, 2004

Well, if they're not in a public office, of course we have to have a license, and we get the license before we go into production on the doll.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· May 16, 2004

The Kerry camp is demanding the bush campaign release records of the meetings the White House had with any of these donors.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· May 16, 2004

the Kerry camp is demanding the bush campaign release records of the meetings the White House had with any of these donors.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· May 16, 2004

Many of the nation's schools are still underfunded and divided by income, and also call for higher salaries for teachers.

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John Kerry
@johnkerry· Democratic · MA· May 12, 2004

Secretary Rumsfeld apologized on Capitol Hill, but the chain of command goes all the way to the oval office.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· May 12, 2004

Wouldn't it be good for us, at this moment in time, to clearly and unequivocally state that we will follow the Geneva Convention?

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· May 12, 2004

It is unfortunate that a million acts of kindness and goodwill and bravery by our troops have been overshadowed by the shameful acts at the prison in Iraq.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· May 12, 2004

Two-thirds of the Iraqis simply want us to leave as of yesterday, and every battlefield success appears to be nothing more than a Pyrrhic victory.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· May 12, 2004

If we're not better than that, then I simply want no part in what we're doing.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· May 12, 2004

Take away the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), the links to al Qaeda, and the singular reason for being here was the prospect of disposing of a ruthless dictator and bringing democracy to Iraq.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· May 12, 2004

Wouldn't it help if there was clarity from you and from this administration that we would abide by the Geneva Conventions?

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Ted Stevens
@tedstevens· May 12, 2004

I made that request because of the delay that's caused by the loss of 2, almost 3, weeks for conventions.

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Ted Stevens
@tedstevens· May 12, 2004

I think we found out yesterday--and something you added to today, General Myer--that an al Qaeda-connected animal perpetrated a heinous crime on videotape in Baghdad.

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Ted Stevens
@tedstevens· May 12, 2004

some of us up here were part of what they called 'The Greatest Generation.' We now know that we have been replaced.

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