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Tim Kaine

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Tim Kaine is a United States Senator from Virginia, serving since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the position of Governor of Virginia from January 14, 2006, to January 16, 2010. Kaine has been an advocate for various issues including education, healthcare, and military engagement, emphasizing the importance of Congress's role in declaring war and authorizing military force. He also served as the Chair of the Democratic National Committee, contributing to the party's strategy and outreach efforts during his tenure.

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Mar 17, 2009

If I could write it myself, I would rather have them have the exact same rights as Virginia citizens have--no more, no less--and we don't have gaming in Virginia.

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Mar 17, 2009

I am one that generally believes in deferring to the judgment of Members on matters affecting their district.

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Mar 2, 2009

The fact that he backtracked immediately kind of leads my wondering, okay, so is Rush Limbaugh the guy who's really in charge of the party? The kind of the Wizard of Oz?

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Mar 1, 2009

Chairman Steele's reversal this evening and his apology to Limbaugh proves the unfortunate point that Limbaugh is the leading force behind the Republican Party, its politics and its obstruction of President Obama's agenda in Washington.

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Aug 11, 2008

I'm not going make a case for myself. I -- I'm just going to try to be a good governor.

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Aug 11, 2008

I'm not going to make a case for myself; I'm just going to try to be a good governor.

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Aug 5, 2008

You know, I'm not running for anything. My highest and best use is trying to be a good governor and trying to help Senator Obama in Virginia.

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Aug 5, 2008

You know I'm not running for anything. My highest and best use is trying to be a good governor and trying and to help Senator Obama in Virginia.

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Apr 29, 2007

Virginia Governor Tim Kaine has closed a legal leap hole that allowed Virginia Tech gunman Seung-Hui Cho to purchase weapons.

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Apr 19, 2007

If you've had a chance to read the biographies, the short stories of those who were killed, you just uncover marvelous stories of joy and learning, of friendships, of hobbies and the thrill of teaching and educating generations of…

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Apr 18, 2007

Governor Tim Kaine is setting up an independent panel to search for answers, as well as how to prevent anything like this from ever happening again.

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Dec 31, 2006

At the time, and this was in 2007, I found that President George Bush was more popular in northern Uganda than he was in Texas, and I think that is probably still true.

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Jan 30, 2006

Our commitment to winning the war on terror compels us to ask this question, are the president's policies the best way to win this war?

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Nov 7, 2005

CNN is projecting that Lieutenant Governor Tim Kaine will be the next governor of Virginia

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Nov 7, 2005

Democrats winning in both of those states. We can show you here. CNN projecting that Tim Kaine, now the Lieutenant Governor, will be the next governor of Virginia.

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Nov 7, 2005

Tim Kaine, currently the lieutenant governor, will be the next governor of the state of Virginia -- Tim Kaine, a Democrat, winning in Virginia, a state President Bush carried a year ago.

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