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" Hyperbole is not easily dealt with. Usually, it collapses under its own weight. "
Gwen Ifill
Hyperbole
Dealt
Easily
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" As someone who asks questions for a living, there are few things that annoy me more than people who won't ask for themselves. Social media is a great help, but so is something as simple as turning on your television or powering up your laptop to watch a smart news show. "
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" I've been fortunate enough to write a book and travel the country to sign and sell it, so I can safely say that a five-second burst of conversation while you're scribbling your name, over and over, is not the most reliable way to bond with Americans. "
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" If Donald Trump has proved anything, it is that there is nothing more powerful than a candidate's voice. "
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" I was very conscious of the world being this very crazed place that demanded explanation. I didn't see a whole lot of people who looked like me doing it on television. "
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" Americans don't mind rich politicians. History is full of them. What they do mind are people who ask for their vote but don't connect with them. "
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" Can't disagree with the need for a grasp of history. "
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" Journalists like to give themselves credit for being on the hunt for 'the truth.' But if we embrace this undoubtedly noble but somewhat haughty interpretation of a calling, we inevitably become susceptible to slam dunk answers. "
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" If there is anything good to be said about my particular line of work, it's that we get to tell people the news they need to hear, and to put it in context. To get to that - for one hour every night on the 'PBS NewsHour,' and for an additional half-hour every Friday night on 'Washington Week,' we have to slog through a lot of tough stuff. "
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Friday
Good
" The President has launched a very agressive campaign of self-defense, with the goal of getting Americans to buy into his vision of America on the world stage. "
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Stage
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" A lot of Democrats are not that upset with Howard Dean. Howard Dean gets out here and he says these inflammatory things, and he doesn't apologize. He doesn't back down a little bit. "
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Democrats
Down
Apologize
" To me, race is not all about grievance. It is also about pride and empathy and humanity and understanding the value of difference. But along with that, there are also expectations that we should set for ourselves and for others. We should expect to be treated as equal citizens. "
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Expectations
Me
" If someone is complaining about the question or the questioner rather than providing an answer, they're usually trying to change the subject. "
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Change
Someone
" The common agenda both sides seem to share is: Whatever works. "
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Common
Both Sides
Sides
" I've spent so many years talking about lame ducks in the White House and Congress, and it's never occurred to me to find out what the heck it means. It turns out it's an old English hunting term - something about firing at a duck without quite killing it. In any case, the hobbled duck limps on, at a distinct disadvantage. "
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Me
White
Duck
" One of the things that Africa needs, everybody seems to agree, is some measure of debt relief. "
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Africa
Agree
Things
" I was taught that the search for truth and the search for justice are not incompatible and are, in fact, essential. "
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Search
Truth
Taught
" I got my first job by exceeding expectations. "
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Job
Got
First Job
" I make more money in a week than my father made in a year. "
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Made
More
Week
" I believe if we only are talking to people who agree with us, we are failing in some way to understand our world and our country. "
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World
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" I loved covering presidential politics - not so much because of the candidates but because of the people it allowed me to talk to. "
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Talk
Loved
Me
" Barack Obama's historic 2008 presidential campaign touched on all the themes I have covered throughout my career and all of the layers of meaning that run through black politics. Ambition. Aspiration. Fear. Folly. It was all on display as Obama boarded the roller coaster that ultimately led to the White House. "
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Run
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" Hope springs eternal, even in politics. "
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" Diversity is essential to the success of the news industry, and journalists must include diverse voices in their coverage in order to reach a broader audience. We have stories to tell, but many in our audience have stopped listening because they can tell that we're not talking about them. "
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Success
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" Authentic apology is a tricky thing to pull off in politics, which is why it so seldom occurs. Plausible deniability must be preserved. True contrition has to be displayed. Traitors to the cause must be immediately be jettisoned. Most of all, the goal is to stop the bleeding. "
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Politics
Goal
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" I recognize that it often serves competitors best to talk past each other - especially when you are trying to claim the fleeting attentions of voters on a debate stage or on social media. But think how much more clarity we could get if the people who wanted to be president clearly explained why he or she is the better choice. "
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People
" Tony Blair - good thing there are not parliamentary elections in this country. "
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Elections
" People do still cheer for the President. And some of the military audiences are more likely to cheer than others. I have seen him speak lately in front of groups like Freedom House, where the applause was a long time coming. "
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" History shows that people often do cast their votes for amorphous reasons-the most powerful among them being the need for change. Just ask Bill Clinton. "
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History
" Folks who are getting their strokes in the South are not as unhappy with Howard Dean. You don't see anybody starting any movement to get him out of office. "
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" We can't expect the world to get better by itself. We have to create something we can leave the next generation. "
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