10/26/1999
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"The bonsai tree he gave me, and which he tended himself, is a living symbol of our alliance."
"The United States has lost one of our closest friends."
"Helping to keep guns out of the wrong hands is a Mother's Day gift we can all be proud of."
"Congress must pass commonsense gun legislation to protect our children without constraining the rights of legitimate gun owners."