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" I got through at Ignatius. I did OK, not great in any of my academic endeavors. "

William M. Daley

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" When the manufacturing decline began in earnest in 2001, the main culprits were the offshoring of jobs to China, with which we have no trade deal, and automation. "

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" There is no path to middle-class prosperity without tearing down barriers to American exports. "

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" Whether McCain actively sought Palin in 2008 or passively yielded to aides' pressure, he set a new standard for GOP candidates who rely on lots of sizzle and little substance. "

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" Most Republicans and the business community extol the virtues of trade, depicting it as an engine of economic progress, while most Democrats and unions attack the exportation of American jobs, claiming that trade agreements are destroying our economy. "

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" There are 14 Cabinet spots, and God only knows how many hundreds of people want them. "

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" Politics is all about relationships, people. A lot of it's emotional. It's not rocket science. "

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" Illinois needs a real strategy for job creation that grows the economy over the long term with high-wage jobs that rebuild the middle class. "

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" While imperfect, the electoral college has generally served the republic well. It forces candidates to campaign in a variety of closely contested races, where political debate is typically robust. "

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" The chief of staff has to reflect and sometimes complement the strengths of the president he serves. "

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" The mistake we made in the 1990s was overestimating the potential of NAFTA's positive impact. "

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" As a pro-business Democrat, I understand the obligations of publicly traded companies to maximize returns to shareholders. "

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" If we don't set the rules for commerce in the Asia-Pacific region, China will. "

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" What comes into the Oval Office are not the good or easy decisions. The easy decisions are made elsewhere. The things that make it to the Oval are always the hard ones. "

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" Palin's blatant lack of competence and preparedness needs no belaboring. What's critical is that substantive, serious Republican leaders either wouldn't or couldn't declare, before or after the election, 'This is not what our party stands for. We can and must do better.' "

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" There is no room for politics in the Commerce Department. "

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" Business leaders should show what our political leaders seem to lack - that is, a common-sense view of the times. "

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" Most people who talk about either entitlement cuts or revenue - when you have to put pen to paper, it is much more difficult. "

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" No one knows the Senate better than Joe Biden; he lived there for 35 years. "

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" Our focus must be on making America the best place on earth to do business. "

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" While a truly national third party wouldn't necessarily be bad, smaller niche parties are ill-suited to our federalist system. "

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" The reason CAFTA should be enacted is not economic benefits: it is national security. "

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National Security

" Contrary to what most people think, there is a Rich Daley under Mayor Daley. "

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" Lots of people throw around phrases of 'no-fly zone,' and they talk about it as though it's just a game - a video game or something. Some people who throw that line out have no idea what they're talking about. "

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" The Microsoft actions announced today are exactly the kinds of industry initiatives we need. Microsoft is using its resources to bring real privacy protection to Internet users by creating incentives for more websites to provide strong privacy protection. "

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" I know something about trade agreements. I was proud to help President Clinton pass the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1993 and create what is still the world's largest free-trade area, linking 426 million people and more than $12 trillion of goods and services. "

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" When a state offers your company an attractive package of incentives to relocate, you have to look at it, and if it significantly boosts your bottom line, you have to take it or answer to your investors. "

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