08/13/1980
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"We are interested in maintaining close contacts with this evolving institution."
"This is a budget that cuts the deficit substantially, 75 percent below what it was when I was elected President."
"The Caribbean is of great interest to our country and is our closest group of neighbors."
"We were not caught by surprise, but there was no way to anticipate that they would actually invade Afghanistan."