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

William M. Daley

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

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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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" Centrist voters typically decide general elections, so hard-left or hard-right platforms don't help. "

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

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

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" Now that Donald Trump has won the presidency despite losing the popular vote, there's a growing cry to rethink, or even abolish, the electoral college. This would be a mistake. "

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

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

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

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" Trump is a different politician. He was a different businessman. His campaign was different. What you saw in his campaign is what you're going to see in his presidency. "

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

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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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" 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 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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" 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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" 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. "

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

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

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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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