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I was a very imaginative child, and my parents were very encouraging of that. My sister and I would put on plays; I would write my own stories.


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KENT CONRAD incompetence on a serious scale.
KENT CONRAD He wants an additional $18 billion that is not in the budget. And my question to him is, this is spe...
KENT CONRAD It is stunning in terms of lack of fiscal responsibility.
KENT CONRAD When you put those together, what you find is that the invasion of the trust funds is far more serio...
KENT CONRAD As the news this morning of increased joblessness and earlier reports of exploding deficit and debt ...
KENT CONRAD dramatically change the role of the United States Senate.
KENT CONRAD If you are not able to pay down the debt, that means that the federal government is in competition w...
KENT CONRAD The reality is no one knows how much it will cost us to wage war with Iraq.
KENT CONRAD Democratic amendments led to a package with a smaller tax cut, far more resources for paying down th...
KENT CONRAD It will make tax controversies more expensive, more intrusive and more inconvenient for taxpayers.
KENT CONRAD In six short months, this administration, after advocating a tax cut that was too large and after pu...
KENT CONRAD I believe they have an affirmative obligation to come up with spending cuts or new revenue to preven...
KENT CONRAD That is several lifetimes in politics, ... and that makes it hard to predict. There are lots of othe...
KENT CONRAD I think he can get from 75 to 80 votes.
KENT CONRAD This is a fundamental debate about the economic future of our country.
KENT CONRAD Today, I came really to talk about job creation,
KENT CONRAD His tax cut is so big that he leaves no money to pay for a new prescription drug benefit without usi...
KENT CONRAD These growing deficits and debt threaten our nation's long-term economic security. As deficits climb...
KENT CONRAD I think the challenge in transforming an industrial brand into a luxury brand should not be underest...
CLAIRE KENT The only thing wrong with that statement is, it's not true, ... Of course people's privacy would hav...
KENT CONRAD We shouldn't just live for today; we should prepare for tomorrow.
KENT CONRAD Be positive. Stay happy and don't let the negativity of the world get you down.
GERMANY KENT This boy needs a dog.
What makes you say that?
He needs someone or something to play with ...
KENT HARUF