09/06/1989
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"The nation deserves and I will select a Supreme Court justice that Americans can be proud of. The nation also deserves a dignified process of confirmation in the United States Senate, characterized by..."
"President Bush is vowing to announce a nominee to replace the conservative moderate in, quote, "a timely manner.""
"A free and democratic Iraq in the heart of the Middle East will help the United States."
"The terrorists can kill the innocent but they cannot stop the advance of freedom. The only way our enemies can succeed is if we forget the lessons of September 11th, if we abandon the Iraqi people to ..."