02/17/2005
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"This economy is strong."
"The United States is committed to developing this relationship and to strengthening diplomatic, economic, and security ties with the Iraqi Government and its people."
"It's sad that we live in a time when a talented and honorable person like Alberto Gonzales is impeded from doing important work because his good name was dragged through the mud for political reasons."
"I would rather defeat them overseas than to face them here at home."