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" Some people see me as a rabble-rouser. Some people see me as someone who does not care about what other people think about me. "
Maxine Waters
Me
Some People
Think
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" This nation has always struggled with how it was going to deal with poor people and people of color. Every few years you will see some great change in the way that they approach this. We've had the war on poverty that never really got into waging a real war on poverty. "
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Change
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Down
Her
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Movement
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Debate
People
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North Korea
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