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John Bel Edwards

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John Bel Edwards is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the 56th governor of Louisiana, a position he has held since January 11, 2016. A member of the Democratic Party, Edwards has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and infrastructure during his tenure. He has been recognized for his efforts to expand Medicaid in Louisiana, which has significantly increased access to healthcare for many residents in the state.

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Oct 3, 2004

There are big differences between Kerry and Edwards and Bush and Cheney.

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Oct 3, 2004

John Edwards needs to show the country why he's ready to be president of the United States.

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Oct 3, 2004

Cheney's goal will be to try to focus on terrorism and September 11 while promoting President Bush as a steady leader in trying times.

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Oct 3, 2004

It was very difficult for them to prepare for this debate, the Edwards campaign, simply because of that.

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Oct 3, 2004

Polls go up and down, but I felt very good about John Kerry's performance Thursday night.

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Sep 28, 2004

It's a test for George Bush. It's a test for whether this president is finally going to be straight and come clean with the American people about what's happening in Iraq.

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Sep 28, 2004

It's a test for whether this president is finally going to be straight and come clean with the American people about what's happening in Iraq.

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Sep 22, 2004

George w. Bush needs to come back to Planet Earth and get out of Fantasyland, that's what...

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Sep 22, 2004

George w. Bush needs to come back to Planet Earth and get out of Fantasyland, that's what...

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Sep 21, 2004

It is the height of absurdity for Dick Cheney, a chief architect of the Iraq quagmire, to talk about the leadership needed to fix the mess in Iraq that he created.

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Sep 21, 2004

Over 1,000 Americans have lost their lives. Americans are being beheaded. Iraq is a mess. And they think this is a joke.

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Sep 19, 2004

When John Kerry is President of the United States, we will find Al Qaeda where they are and crush them before they can do damage to the American people.

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Sep 16, 2004

Every single one of those presidents created jobs until this president. Because they can't defend this record. It's impossible. You can't defend what they've done.

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Sep 7, 2004

I think Cheney's scare tactics today crossed the line. This is un-American.

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Aug 29, 2004

The Bush administration miscalculated by deciding to go it alone without strong allies. The Bush administration miscalculated when they waited three years after September 11 to start to reform our intelligence.

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Aug 29, 2004

The president himself said on television today that he had serious doubts about winning the war on terrorism. John Kerry and I know we can win the war on terrorism, and we know how to win it.

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Aug 16, 2004

He blasted President Bush's tax cuts and promised that he and Kerry would create new jobs if elected.

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Aug 9, 2004

And this is not a Democratic message or a Republican message, this is an American message.

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Aug 9, 2004

There is no red state, there is no blue state. There is only one United States of America.

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Jul 27, 2004

We're going to reject this tired old hateful negative politics of the past.

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Jul 22, 2004

Let me first say that I worked for 6 months on a bipartisan basis, talking to everyone from the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Nussle), the chairman of the Committee on the Budget; and the chairman of the authorizing committee to try to solve…

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