01/13/2005
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"The United States strongly supports a free and independent and sovereign Lebanon."
"If our children do not have the skill sets for the jobs of the 21st century, the jobs are going to go somewhere else."
"Jim Towey is a dedicated public servant who has served as a vital member of my administration for more than 4 years."
"Now is the time to act."