10/17/2002
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"Most of those lives could have been saved if the victims had simply worn their life jackets."
"This is a unique State, because every time I came, people treated me with respect and were very kind."
"I encourage the Governors of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the officials of other areas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to join in obs..."
"This is a very optimistic look at America."