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Dennis Kucinich

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Dennis Kucinich is an American politician and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio. He served from 1997 to 2013, representing the 10th congressional district. Kucinich is known for his progressive stance on various issues, including healthcare reform, anti-war advocacy, and environmental protection. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008, emphasizing a platform focused on social justice and peace. Throughout his career, Kucinich has been a vocal critic of U.S. foreign policy and has championed the idea of a single-payer healthcare system.

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Jul 24, 2007

And I'm glad I get a chance to debate you to my left, because there's no one more mainstream on the war, on health care and on trade than I am, Anderson.

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Jul 24, 2007

You notice what CNN did. They didn't put anybody to the left of me. Think about it.

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Jul 24, 2007

I think we need to increase the minimum wage and so all my neighbors can get an increase in their wages.

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Jul 24, 2007

The answer is no, that we're going to stop the tax increases that President Bush gave to people in the top brackets. We're going to end war as an instrument of policy, with the defense policy of strength through peace. So we're not going…

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Jul 24, 2007

We need to move away from reliance on oil and coal and towards reliance on wind and solar.

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Jul 24, 2007

The answer to your question, ma'am, is yes. It is politics. The Democrats have failed the American people. When we took over in January, the American people didn't expect us to give them a Democratic version of the war. They expected us to…

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Jul 24, 2007

Didn't he show great courage during the Vietnam War, when he exposed what was going on with the Pentagon Papers. Really courageous American. I'm proud that he's up here.

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Jul 23, 2007

Yes, I support you. And welcome to a better and a new America under a President Kucinich administration.

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Jul 23, 2007

Mary and Jen, the answer to your question is yes. And let me tell you why.

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Jul 22, 2007

I introduced the plan four years ago, Anderson, that it was a full plan to remove our troops ...

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Jul 22, 2007

Because -- because, if our Constitution really means what it says, that all are created equal, if it really means what it says, that there should be equality of opportunity before the law, then our brothers and sisters who happen to be…

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Jun 12, 2007

Now, since we gathered over a month ago, the vice president has continued along the path of conduct that led me to file the articles of impeachment.

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Jun 3, 2007

...that this war belongs to the Democratic Party because the Democrats were put in charge by the people in the last election with the thought that they were going to end the war. Well, they haven't.

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Jun 3, 2007

You want to end it, bring them home, stop the funding. And this is where Senator Clinton says, well, this is George Bush's war. Oh, no. That's -- there's a teachable moment here.

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Apr 25, 2007

Because, every time you vote to fund the war, you're reauthorizing the war all over again.

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Apr 25, 2007

Because every time you vote to fund the war, you're reauthorizing the war all over again.

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Apr 23, 2007

The vice president actively and systematically sought to deceive the citizens and the Congress of the United States.

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Apr 22, 2007

I will tomorrow file articles of impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney.

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Apr 11, 2007

You cannot, says Kucinich, claim you are for peace and then vote to fund the war.

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Apr 5, 2007

The I-word from Dennis Kucinich -- the presidential hopeful believes President Bush may be setting himself up for impeachment by setting the stage for war with Iran.

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Jan 3, 2007

This is the moment. We need to call our Democratic leaders to courage.

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Jul 10, 2006

Wake up, America. This administration's lied to the people. They're selling this lie all over, and they're selling it here again to this committee. Balderdash.

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Jun 15, 2006

The truth is Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, did not have weapons of mass destruction. The truth is that, in the name of fighting terrorism, we're creating more terrorists.

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