Ben Cardin actually said...

If I had a choice between government without newspapers and newspapers without government, I wouldn't hesitate to choose the latter.

Cardin emphasizes the importance of newspapers for democracy over government control.

05/05/2009

More Ben Cardin Quotes

I do not think there is any way in which the Russians can put a patina of legality or legitimacy on the referendum that has been discussed.

Clearly, we know who is responsible for those denials.

I think this administration has shown incredible leadership and effective coalition-building to deal with some extremely challenging problem...

We will use every international fora that we can to not only highlight our concerns, but build practical pressure on Russia.