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If we are to learn anything from the tragic death of Michael Brown, we must first acknowledge that we have a race issue we are not addressing.
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I ask for calm yet resolute voices to be heard in our communities. It is imperative that people of good will, those who believe in a just and fair criminal justice system, hear our voices.
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You make budget cuts based on what you want to accomplish. You have to decide what is our priority going forward as a country. You cannot do it on the backs of any one group of people... There has to be some balance.
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In a nation growing increasingly more diverse, it is imperative that the organizations tasked with keeping us informed reflect the same diversity.
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The 2012 superstorm known as Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc beyond the Eastern Seaboard and reached Northeast Ohio as well, with heavy rain, wind gusts of nearly 70 miles per hour and waves on Lake Erie reaching 15 to 18 feet.
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Ethnic sensitivity both on-camera and behind it demonstrates a corporate understanding of the benefits of diversity and a genuine respect for the audiences' needs.
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I do have a very large Jewish population, so it's not unusual that I would be interested in being a part of discussions and finding out what's going on in Israel.
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I want to raise up the next generation of young people who are going to run this community. I need for them to understand government and how it works.
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I especially remain firmly opposed to a nuclear Iran and will review all related policies and proposed actions from that position.
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More than a quarter of mortgage borrowers are underwater, and 11 percent of all homes are vacant.
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Remnants of the foreclosure crisis linger everywhere.
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Historically, people of color and the Diaspora have been at the bottom of the barrel, even as it relates to immigration. If we don't engage in the discussion, then what is it that we're saying to people? That we don't care?
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We need to have a discussion on race, but we also need to have a discussion on how we are treating poor and minority people in this country.
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To put it simply, my support of Israel will be just as strong the day after Prime Minister Netanyahu's address as it is today.
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We have to let young people know that we care about them and their future. I want to involve them to a level where they become the leaders and the advocates because, right now, a lot of these young people don't believe they have an advocate.
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Inviting a foreign head of state to address the Congress is a clear breach of protocol and practice, and undermines the U.S. presidency.
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I don't use a lot of words unnecessarily.
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Our economic, civil, and constitutional rights are being challenged and, frankly, they are being lost.
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We need to tell the American public the truth. We need to let them know they're not the only ones struggling.
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We've lost our way if we turn our backs on millions of Americans in need.
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There was a close relationship between Mandela and the CBC.
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I'm not about sound bites. I'm about substance.
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It is our job, our responsibility as their representatives to help them. If we choose not to do that, we should not be their representatives.
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All artists deserve compensation for their work, including musicians.