01/03/2008
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"The new Government has a responsibility to deploy the growing strength of the Iraqi security forces to defeat the terrorists and insurgents and establish control over the militias."
"The Iraqis are showing the world that democracy is worth the wait, that liberty is worth the sacrifice, and that freedom is the future of every man, woman, and child on this Earth."
"I proudly signed the No Child Left Behind Act, which changed the way people should view education."
"And this historic achievement by determined Iraqis will make America more secure."