12/30/2011
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"He doesn't believe that highly contentious social issues or ideological issues belong in budget bills."
"Legislative efforts that significantly impede the President's ability to exercise his supervisory and coordinating authorities violate the separation of powers."
"The story of Passover--which recalls the passage of the children of Israel from bondage and repression to freedom and liberty--inspires hope that those oppressed and enslaved can become free."
"Colonel Qaddafi's side, a man who has lost all legitimacy in the eyes of the world and his people."