04/18/2008
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"The danger is, is that al-Qaeda becomes an extension of Saddam's madness and his hatred and his capacity to extend weapons of mass destruction around the world."
"My job, and the job of people here in Washington, DC, is to protect this country."
"I have also determined that support for programs to aid Venezuela's democratic institutions is vital to the national interests of the United States."
"We need the legislation because the Supreme Court recently ruled that military commissions must be explicitly authorized by Congress."