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" It sounds good to say, 'We're going to do this,' on C-SPAN, but try to do that in real life, and it's not going to work. "

William M. 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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" 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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" In my opinion, it is not in our interest to have complicated negotiations with a region, and then have to follow it up with 535 negotiations at home. I have experienced recounts, and it is better to vote once. "

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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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" President Obama came into office in '08 with the belief that - and the public's belief in him - that he was moderate, that he wasn't a big spender. "

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" Party leaders aren't responsible for every candidate's gaffe. "

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

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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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" Bernie Sanders is making a big and potentially dangerous mistake with his continuing insistence on changes to the Democratic Party's rules and platform. I should know. As chairman of Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign, I understand too well where such ideological stubbornness can lead. "

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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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" Young people - motivating them in any election is hard to do. "

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" Commerce was the best job I could ever have. "

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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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" 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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" As commerce secretary, I led the Clinton administration's effort to ensure China's entry into the World Trade Organization and the permanent normalization of trade between the U.S. and China - steps that produced a 76 percent increase in U.S. exports to China in just three years. "

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" Bob Gates understands the difficulty of going to war. This is a man who spent almost his entire life working for the government. "

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" Obviously in a campaign, people say lots of things that they find, when they get in the office, life's a little different. "

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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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" As president, you can't just say, 'I want this,' or, 'Do that.' A president has to lead the American people to where he wants to go, and the chief of staff needs to help him get it done. "

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" Some people would like the world to go back to the 1950s. "

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" I was Al Gore's campaign chairman in 2000, when he won a half-million more votes than George W. Bush but lost the presidency. "

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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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" There is no question of the benefits that opening a market of a billion people will bring to American businesses. But as I said last year, this will test China and the world trade system. "

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" It's been proven in Washington: It's very hard to negotiate and try to get a deal done in public. "

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" A chief of staff has to reflect the president's governing style. "

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