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When the public's right to know is threatened, all other public rights are threatened.

Christopher Dodd

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Christopher Dodd
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: May 27
Lawyer
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Cook County
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There was plenty of evidence that Saddam had nuclear weapons, by the way. That is not in dispute. There is plenty of evidence of that.
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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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Over my 24 years in the Senate, Jim, I've never voted against anyone because of their substantive views.
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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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As the temperature drops, the need for heating oil goes up.
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Working families need to know that we will work to protect their health needs, promote the development of safe, effective medicines, and guarantee patient rights.
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When the Chinese told Google that they had to block sites or they couldn't do [business] in their country, they managed to figure out how to block sites.
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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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Secrecy can spring from the best motives but as it grows it begins to exist only for itself, only for its own sake, only to cover its own abuses.
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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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Entrenched bureaucracies are always opposed to fundamental changes.
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I don't have a right to pick the president's cabinet on substance.
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Military solution in Iraq has been disproven and discredited.
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Our nation's children are our greatest asset and our most precious treasure.
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Eight more days and I can start telling the truth again
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Low-income taxpayers deserve the same rights as everyone else. It was wrong of the IRS to target low-income taxpayers, and I am please by the decision to correct this unfair practice.
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