02/29/2012
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"Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to the brave men and women who have served there."
"I urge members of the Senate to stop playing politics with our highly qualified nominees, and fulfill their responsibilities of advice and consent."
"Until they do, I reserve the right to act within my authority to do what is best for the American people."
"I didn't become a Christian until many years later, when I moved to the South Side of Chicago after college."