“New Yorkers deserve the choice to endure less suffering, not by shortening their lives, but by shortening their deaths.”
“Democrats have gone further and further and further to the left with no end in sight.”

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On the recordDecember 29, 2007
A universal healthcare plan must be practical and achievable.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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presidency.ucsb.edu

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Obama Campaign Press Release - Marshalltown Times-Republican Endorses Obama

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