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I don't care what the public wants, I'm going to give it what it needs!

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Christopher Dodd
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: May 27
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Our seniors have worked long and hard to better the economy, raise families and serve their communities. They deserve to live independent and active lives in their golden years.
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It cannot bring back and make whole those who suffered and died by a racist's criminal hand. But it can at least reaffirm our nation's commitment to seek the truth and make equal justice a reality.
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When the public's right to know is threatened, all other public rights are threatened.
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We owe it to each other - and to our children and grandchildren - to leave our planet in a better state than when we found it.
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Eight more days and I can start telling the truth again
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Entrenched bureaucracies are always opposed to fundamental changes.
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Every American deserves to live in freedom, to have his or her privacy respected and a chance to go as far as their ability and effort will take them - regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or economic circumstances.
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Military solution in Iraq has been disproven and discredited.
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I don't have a right to pick the president's cabinet on substance.
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As the temperature drops, the need for heating oil goes up.
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Firefighters are indispensable foot soldiers here at home.
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Our children are our greatest resource and Head Start grants help them reach their full potential.
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There is no question that Iraq possesses biological and chemical weapons and that he [Saddam Hussein] seeks to acquire additional weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons. That is not in debate. I also agree with President Bush that Saddam Hussein is a threat to peace and must be disarmed, to quote President Bush directly.
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Our nation's children are our greatest asset and our most precious treasure.
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I will only vote to confirm a nominee for attorney general who is truly independent and who will guarantee reforms that restore and uphold the Constitution.
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Over my 24 years in the Senate, Jim, I've never voted against anyone because of their substantive views.
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We need willingness to consider different mission in Iraq.
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Don't ask me to write a check for you when you think your job is at risk and then don't pay any attention to me when my job is at stake.
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If you have got high-ranking officials reaching down five levels in the bureaucracy to drag an analyst up to their office to berate them and threaten their jobs because they don't like the conclusions about an intelligence matter, that, in my view, is dangerous.
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By strengthening the economy, providing job opportunity and meeting the needs of working families, we can ensure the continued prosperity of our nation.
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