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But we should not lose sight of how far we are coming and what a big hole we were left by George W. Bush.
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God doesn't make mistakes and has made each of us in his own image. God is simply love. There should be no fear in love.
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Democrats haven't been functioning effectively as a party at the national level.
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I believe that the best way to campaign is one-on-one with people.
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People's trust in their public institutions depends on their government getting results.
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We make our own future; we govern ourselves, and to govern is to choose.
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If there is a thread that unites all of our work, whether it's in Iowa or whether it's in Maryland or whether it's among our young men and women in Iraq and Afghanistan, I believe that it's the thread of human dignity.
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The way forward is always found through greater respect for the equal rights of all.
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Progress is a choice.
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The Republicans have kind of painted themselves into a kind of a real demographic corner, if you will.
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People are looking for a leader independent of powerful, wealthy special interests that always push to the front of the line.
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I have 15 years of executive experience as a big-city mayor and as a governor.
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The most valuable investment we can make is in our children's education. When we make education a priority, we give our children opportunity. Opportunity to learn at higher levels than their parents were able to learn; to earn at higher levels than we were able to earn.
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All of us, wherever we happen to stand on the marriage equality issue, can agree that all our children deserve the opportunity to live in a loving, caring, committed, and stable home, protected equally under the law.
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Romney economics would spell disaster for America's middle class. In this economy there are shipbuilders and ship wreckers.
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We can never completely prevent another tragedy like the Boston Marathon attacks from happening. But every American should ask themselves if their community is as prepared as it could be.
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We are a people of many different religions and many different faiths. The only way forward in a pluralistic society of diverse faiths such as ours is to have laws that protect and respect the freedom of all, equally.
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Oh, you know what, it's an honor to be mentioned in the company of those that might lead our country forward after President Obama.
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If a bank's too big so that it can't fail without hurting our economy, well then, it's too big.
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Back on September 11, terrorists attacked our metropolitan cores, two of America's great cities. They did that because they knew that was where they could do the most damage and weaken us the most.
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We are already witnessing a transformation in the U.S. economy to increased production of lower carbon energy through fuel switching to natural gas and expansion of wind, solar, geothermal, and other renewable non-carbon intensive energy sources.
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While different states and cities might look to different strategies for protecting public safety, we all can agree on this: we lose too many American lives to gun violence.
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Our story, Maryland's story, is the story of better choices and better results.
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There are some rights that are so fundamental to our society that you'd think the public debate would be closed on them. The right of every American citizen to vote - regardless of age, race, or income level - is one of them.