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On the recordJanuary 22, 2007
I was surprised, when he -- especially at the end of the speech, when he was identifying a whole group of American heroes who were in the gallery. And I sort of got this sense inside of what Americans I think want, which is a sense of decency and goodness in their people and their president.
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John Bel Edwards
Democratic · Louisiana

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John Edwards expresses surprise that President Bush did not mention New Orleans or the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast during his address.

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