02/10/2007
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"I send our Nation's gratitude and prayers to the loved ones who are grieving today in Italy."
"We also are grateful for the extra efforts of the many Federal civilian employees who, in the absence of their fellow activated workers, have contributed to the War on Terror."
"We will stay there until the job is done, and then we'll leave."
"They have the gratitude of the Commander in Chief."