05/11/2009
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"We have to humanize what so often on the local news is just a bunch of shadowy characters, and tell their stories."
"Our thoughts and prayers remain with the victims of the crash and their loved ones."
"The United States does not leave any American soldier behind."
"One of the puzzles we have is we still have low participation rates among the population in the aggregate."