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Governor Romney is a good debater.

Jim Talent

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Jim Talent
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: October 18
Adjunct Professor
Former U.S. Senator
Law Clerk
Lawyer
Politician
Des Peres
Missouri
James Matthes Talent
Governor
Governors
Romney
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When we get the private sector going through job creation and growth, then the governments at all level have revenues to do the things that they need to do. And that's why it's so important to get this economy moving, to get jobs created. We can't keep going on with this anemic recovery.
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This economy is not getting better and the president's policies are the reason.
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We need a defense budget that's big enough to sustain an increase in the size of the Army.
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The elections in Iraq are a victory for freedom and the Iraqi people, and a blow to the transnational network of terrorists who have tried to prevent this day from happening.
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People are working harder and harder than ever before and barely staying in place.
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It's traditionally not federal policy to fund state and local salaries. It's done sometimes on a temporary basis or a grant basis. But it's not often done. And the reason is clear, because the federal government can't continue in perpetuity these programs.
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The unemployment rate has effectively not gone down from where it was at the peak of the recession. The only reason it's gone technically from 10 percent to 8 percent is so many people are discouraged and have quit work.
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Each of us should take personal responsibility for our diet, and our children's diet, and the government's role should be to make certain it provides the best information possible to help people stay healthy.
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Replacing General McChrystal with David Petraeus was a good first step, but more will be needed.
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I've been very active in Missouri.
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The problem is not that America does not have energy. The problem is that our government - alone among the governments of the world - will not allow its own people to recover the energy that they possess.
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I just think that the independent voters are going to take their time and look at both candidates.
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We should not allow wealthy people, including corporate criminals, to hide their assets and avoid paying their bills.
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I've always believed the two best anti-poverty programs are work and marriage.
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Given Mr. Obama's lack of experience as an executive, and his past performance in crises such as the oil spill, it is reasonable for those of us who support the effort in Afghanistan to worry that he will not be up to the job.
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If we hold true to our ideals and our commitment to freedom, this generation of servicemen and women will have extended liberty to the Iraqi people, just as previous generations of Americans have all across the globe.
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The old welfare system was hurting people by discouraging work and marriage. Welfare reform, and now this legislation, will build on the understanding that work and strong families are the foundation upon which we build our future.
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