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We need to change the power structure in America, we need to end the political oligarchy.

Bernie Sanders

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Bernie Sanders
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: September 8
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In fact, climate change is directly related to the growth of terrorism.
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Who do you think controls the Republican Party? Big money controls the Republican Party. This is where their campaign contributions come from.
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Politics does not end the day of the election.
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I would love it if everybody in America agreed with me on every issue. I can't get my wife to agree with me on every issue, let alone the American people. It's called democracy. That's what it's about.
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[Iranians] are a sponsor of terrorism around the world and we have to address that.
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Politically, as a result of Citizens United, billionaires are now able to spend as much money as they want on campaigns, which means that you have a political system which is heavily dominated by corporations and wealthy individuals.
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For better or worse, when Sen. Inhofe speaks, the Republican Party follows. And when the Republican Party follows, it is impossible to get real work done in the Congress.
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Will I criticize Hillary Clinton on her position of TPP, or the lack of position? Will I criticize her on her views of Wall Street? Will I criticize her on foreign policy? That's what democracy is about, but taking cheap shots at people, making it personal, I don't think that's what politics should be about.
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