01/14/2009
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"If you were to take from us the ability to use the Federal courts, you will weaken our ability to win this war."
"People who put their life on the line in order to protect the rest of us are owed a special obligation."
"I think the 9th Circuit does present unique problems, both in its geographic size and the workload that it has."
"I would hope that, in a spirit of bipartisanship, we can get those people votes and get them on the bench so they can serve the American people."