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

William M. Daley

National Security

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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