11/27/2006
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"It is in the interests of the United States to take additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13303."
"Al Qaida is strong today, but they're not nearly as strong as they were prior to September the 11th, 2001."
"I find that, due to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by acts of violence threatening the peace and stability of Iraq ..."
"We are steadfast in our determination to not only protect the American people but to protect these young democracies."