05/18/2009
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"This sad episode reminds us that the United States must stand as a principled voice around the world on behalf of justice for heroes like Haleh Esfandiari who are detained without cause."
"The conventional thinking in Washington tells us that we're a country divided into Red States and Blue States; that we're doomed to fight the same tired partisan battles over and over again."
"To meet America's challenges, changing parties isn't change enough."
"I have never seen politics as a game."