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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. "

William M. Daley

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

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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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" 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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" 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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" Trade is an integral part of our foreign policy. "

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" Sanders insists the party adopt 'the most progressive platform ever passed' at its Philadelphia convention. Since when does the runner-up get to dictate the platform? "

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" There are some who want to move us back to the days when we were protectionists and keep all goods off our shores. "

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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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" It's logical and fair to allow only registered or self-identified Democrats to choose their party's nominee (although numerous states do have open primaries). Letting more non-Democrats choose the nominee doesn't guarantee success in a November general election. And it does nothing to encourage people to join and work for the party. "

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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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" If anything, the Democrats' salvation may lie in the fact that Republicans seem even more hell-bent on allowing their radical wing to drag the party away from the center. "

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

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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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" You can use all the flowery words in the dictionary, but sooner or later, you have to let people know where you stand. "

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

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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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" There's a growing sense among large corporations that to solve global problems like climate change, the responsibility can't fall just on the government. The business community has to be a big piece of that. "

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

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

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