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We're on the cusp, on the brink, of enormous change in this country.

Jennifer Granholm

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Jennifer Granholm
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: February 5
Beauty Pageant Contestant
Former Governor Of Michigan
Judge
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Political Scientist
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Vancouver
British Columbia
Jennifer Mulhern Granholm
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Team Obama continues to dominate new media, spending far more effort and money than Team Romney in targeted online youth outreach.
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Thank you for the opportunity for the Democratic Party and progressives to reclaim the votes of the sane citizens of these United States.
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Those who devote their lives to serving our country, children, and neighborhoods are giving back. They have answered the call to serve.
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From a reality perspective, I'm sure part of that is true, but this is the largest blackout in U.S. history. If that is not a signal that we have got a problem that needs to be fixed, I don't know what is.
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We need, first of all, for there to be accountability, for there to be somebody who is responsible for enforcing standards and holding people's feet to the fire.
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In Congress, while the House’s proposed defense budget calls for significant increases, it also cuts 11 billion dollars from veterans spending - including healthcare and disability pay. Be clear: we can’t equate spending on veterans with spending on defense.
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In five years, you're going to be blown away by the strength and diversity of Michigan's transformed economy.
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Those who purify your water, inspect your meat, and test your kids toys, as well as a huge number of nurses, teachers, and our soldiers, are public employees. The firefighters who don't hesitate to rush toward danger while you run away from it - they are all public employees.
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I was approached by friends who encouraged me to run for an open seat - attorney general of Michigan. It was a big risk.
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Do we want in this nation to lose the backbone of manufacturing in this country? Do we want to be a nation that doesn't want to manufacture anything?
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We need to continue to make the case that Michigan is where you ought to be.
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We need to be celebrating those who serve us rather than mocking them for the purpose of getting on TV and selling some books.
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I have not made any suggestions about climate change. This is more about blending or shifting the conversation about the environment versus the economy. It's just such an old, outdated conversation.
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We are taking the steps necessary to be ready to send whatever assistance is requested of us, and we are preparing to receive citizens who seek refuge in our state
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We've got this proposal which has been languishing in the legislature, the Water Legacy Act, which is derived from a Republican task force on protecting the Great Lakes. Yet nothing has been done on it.
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I urge you to be bold. Life isn't changed from the balcony. Get onto the floor and dance, dance, dance.
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I understand that Republicans-running-against-Obamacare-in-order-to-save-Medicare is a clever jujitsu. But how long will they play out that argument before they get back to the economy?
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I have a problem with Mitt Romney. And it's big problem - one that extends beyond our ideological differences. My big concern is that Mitt Romney wants to become president for no other reason than because there's a possibility he can win.
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If you don't have an auto industry, you will not be secure as a nation because you won't have a backbone like manufacturing to be able to put people to work in producing the means to you keep you secure.
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With respect to the environment in our state and our state's future - in addition to water which is very important here - I think it is crucial for him to make a sincere commitment to energy efficiency, fuel efficiency, by helping us to produce those cars of the future
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