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What I worry about would be that you essentially have two chambers, the House and...

What I worry about would be that you essentially have two chambers, the House and...

Now, anybody who thinks that we can move this economy forward with just a few...

Now, anybody who thinks that we can move this economy forward with just a few...

We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to...

We need earmark reform, and when I'm President, I will go line by line to...

It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy...

It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy...

The Bush Administrations failure to be consistently involved in helping Israel achieve peace with the...

The Bush Administrations failure to be consistently involved in helping Israel achieve peace with the...

We didn't become the most prosperous country in the world just by rewarding greed and...

We didn't become the most prosperous country in the world just by rewarding greed and...

I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight...

I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight...

Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not.

Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not.

I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95 percent of all working families,...

I will cut taxes - cut taxes - for 95 percent of all working families,...

I don't take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they...

I don't take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they...

We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive...

We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive...

In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.

In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.

Ive been fighting with Acorn, alongside Acorn, on issues you care about, my entire career.

Ive been fighting with Acorn, alongside Acorn, on issues you care about, my entire career.

John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded.

John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded.

It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for...

It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for...

The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam.

The United States is not, and never will be, at war with Islam.

Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the...

Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the...

I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.

I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator.

Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.

Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.

We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national...

We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national...