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MOHSIN HAMID If voters make mistakes marking their ballots. They should not try to correct those errors.
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BILL DE BLASIO God does not choose people because of their ability, but because of their availability.
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JEFF HERRICK If any citizen choose to live for God, they choose a bright and Happy future for their country
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DAVID LIMBAUGH Voters will pay for it for the next four years and apparently for longer than that.
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BARACK OBAMA We can't expect to solve problems if all we do is tear each other down. You can disagree with a cert...
BARACK OBAMA We cannot meet 21st Century challenges with a 20th Century bureaucracy.
BARACK OBAMA We proved that we are still a people capable of doing big things and tackling our biggest challenges...
BARACK OBAMA I want to reform the tax code so that it's simple, fair, and asks the wealthiest households to p...
BARACK OBAMA If we choose to keep those tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, if we choose to keep a tax ...
BARACK OBAMA In December, I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only wa...
BARACK OBAMA Building new roads and bridges creates jobs. Growing our exports creates jobs. Reforming our outdate...
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