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In his years in Washington, Senator Kerry has been one vote of a hundred in the United States Senate - and fortunately on matters of national security, he was very often in the minority.

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Dick Cheney
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: January 30
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I'm often asked why I left politics and went to Halliburton and I explain that I reached the point where I was mean-spirited, short-tempered and intolerant of those who disagreed with me and they said 'Hell, you'd make a great CEO', so I went to Texas and joined the private sector.
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I've been extraordinarily fortunate that I've been able to go live a very active, stressful life. And I don't believe that my heart disease changed me for the worst.
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Well, we've got a major effort under way to try to educate everybody, to let them know we have a zero tolerance policy where sexual assault is involved.
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I think the decision that's been made with respect to allowing gays to serve openly in the military is a good one.
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Whoever controls the flow of Persian Gulf oil has a stranglehold not only on our economy but also on the other countries of the world as well.
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I did my 40 years in Washington, 40-plus, and it's time to pause and reflect and think about what I've seen and done.
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My own belief is that the way we grow the economy, create jobs, create wealth is in the private sector. The government doesn't do that.
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You know, in this business, you don't have any control over what the press says and how they portray things. And that's their prerogative. But I think anybody who looks at it objectively has trouble making the case that somehow this is a bad economy.
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I think Barack Obama is a one-term President.
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I don’t think that [the war in Iraq] damaged our reputation around the world.
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Instead, the terrorists see just what they were hoping for, our unity gone, our resolve shaken, our leaders distracted. In short, they see weakness and opportunity.
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We need to have a pro-growth policy put in place that offers people hope and offers the opportunity for businesses to expand and for them to have confidence in what the world is going to look like for the next two or three or four years with respect to economic policy.
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The Federalist Society has made important contributions to the nation's understanding of our constitutional heritage.
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From kindergarten to graduation, I went to public schools, and I know that they are a key to being sure that every child has a chance to succeed and to rise in the world.
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I learned early on that if you don't want your memos to get you in trouble someday, just don't write any.
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There's overwhelming evidence that there was a connection between Al Qaeda and the Iraqi government.
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The Senator from Massachusetts has given us ample grounds to doubt the judgment and the attitude he brings to bear on vital issues of national security.
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The Middle East with two thirds of the world's oil and lowest cost, is still where the prize ultimately lies.
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We haven't really had the time yet to pore through all those records in Baghdad. We'll find ample evidence confirming the link, that is the connection if you will between al Qaida and the Iraqi intelligence services. They have worked together on a number of occasions.
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