Do you remember Lesley Stahl [CBS News] asking when the Berlin Wall came down why I wasn't jumping with joy? I said, ``We're taking care of this.'' It's a little early. We're going on a long trip, and it's kind of a calm but determined approach.
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I think it's all these questionings are going on, investigations need to happen. Let see where it takes us before we all hop on our jumping conclusion mess.
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