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George H.W. Bush

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George H.W. Bush was the 41st President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1989, to January 20, 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the office of Vice President under Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1989. Bush was a World War II veteran and served in various roles within the U.S. government, including as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1976 to 1977. His presidency is noted for significant events such as the Gulf War and the fall of the Berlin Wall, as well as his efforts in foreign policy and international diplomacy.

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Oct 13, 2004

I feel great about where we are, because there's a lot of enthusiasm for my candidacy.

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Oct 11, 2004

I could barely contain myself. Of course, the government has something to do with his plan. It's the cornerstone of his plan, it's the crux of his health care policy to expand the federal government.

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Oct 11, 2004

You're not going to have fiscal sanity if John Kerry is the president.

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Oct 11, 2004

Much as he's tried to obscure it, on issue after issue, my opponent has showed why he earned his ranking as the most liberal member of the United States Senate.

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Oct 10, 2004

Embryonic stem cell research requires the destruction of life to create a stem cell.

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Oct 10, 2004

Our goal is not to reduce terror to some acceptable level of nuisance. Our goal is to defeat terror by staying on the offensive, destroying terrorist networks.

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Oct 10, 2004

Just this weekend, Senator Kerry talked of reducing terrorism to, quote, 'nuisance,' end quote, and compared it to prostitution and illegal gambling. See, I couldn't disagree more.

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Oct 6, 2004

Day my opponent tries to say I made up reasons to go to war. Just who is the one trying to mislead the American people?

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Oct 6, 2004

He himself cited the very same intelligence about Saddam's weapons programs as the reason he voted to go to war.

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Oct 6, 2004

At a time of many threats in the world, the intelligence on which the president and members of Congress base their decisions must be better, and it will be.

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Oct 6, 2004

I believe we were right to take action, and America is safer today with Saddam Hussein in prison. He retained the knowledge, the materials, the means, and the intent to produce weapons of mass destruction. And he could have passed that…

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Oct 5, 2004

In the world after September 11th, that was a risk we could not afford.

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Oct 5, 2004

Too bad the senator would have America bend over backwards to satisfy a handful of governments with agendas different from our own. My opponent's alliance building strategy. Brush off your best friends, fawn over your critics, and that is…

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Oct 3, 2004

This is the first president to ever authorize federal funding for stem cell research.

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Oct 3, 2004

The president has been very clear that he believes marriage is between a man and a woman and we need to protect the sanctity of marriage.

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Oct 3, 2004

The culture of life is on the ballot, protecting the sanctity of life and protecting a society in America that respects and values life is also on the ballot.

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Oct 3, 2004

During his 20 years in the Senate, he's voted to raise your taxes 98 times.

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Oct 3, 2004

The policies of my opponent are dangerous for world peace. If they were implemented, they would make this world not more peaceful but more dangerous.

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Oct 3, 2004

And that money will help keep the economy moving forward, and result in even more new jobs for American workers.

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Sep 30, 2004

You can't expect to build alliance when you denigrate the contributions of those serving side by side with American troops in Iraq.

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Sep 30, 2004

I will never submit America's national security to an international test.

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Sep 30, 2004

Last night, Senator Kerry only continued his pattern of confusing contradictions.

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Sep 29, 2004

I want to discuss welfare, education, I want to discuss the juvenile justice system.

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