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" Tony Blair - good thing there are not parliamentary elections in this country. "

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" The common agenda both sides seem to share is: Whatever works. "

" On immigration, there are a lot of hurdles before anything arrives at the White House. "

" History shows that people often do cast their votes for amorphous reasons-the most powerful among them being the need for change. Just ask Bill Clinton. "

" I loved covering presidential politics - not so much because of the candidates but because of the people it allowed me to talk to. "

" Authentic apology is a tricky thing to pull off in politics, which is why it so seldom occurs. Plausible deniability must be preserved. True contrition has to be displayed. Traitors to the cause must be immediately be jettisoned. Most of all, the goal is to stop the bleeding. "

" I make more money in a week than my father made in a year. "

" We can't expect the world to get better by itself. We have to create something we can leave the next generation. "

" Some years ago, I was fortunate enough to land a reporting job at 'The Washington Post,' which pretty much put me in a state of constant awe. Bob Woodward would dish up ice cream sundaes for anyone stuck working on the weekend. "

" My job as a reporter is not to know what I think. "

" The President has launched a very agressive campaign of self-defense, with the goal of getting Americans to buy into his vision of America on the world stage. "

" To me, race is not all about grievance. It is also about pride and empathy and humanity and understanding the value of difference. But along with that, there are also expectations that we should set for ourselves and for others. We should expect to be treated as equal citizens. "

" We're not paying attention to the fact that Hillary Clinton is running in 2006. Everyone is looking to her for the future. It's the same with anybody else who's positioning themselves. "

" If Donald Trump has proved anything, it is that there is nothing more powerful than a candidate's voice. "

" When the President was asked about global warming at a public appearance yesterday, he responded by talking about America's addiction to oil. You make the connection. "

" If you start to catalog Hillary Clinton's positions between now and 2008, we're going to have a lot of conversations because there are a lot of places for her to go. "

" I was taught that the search for truth and the search for justice are not incompatible and are, in fact, essential. "

" Americans don't mind rich politicians. History is full of them. What they do mind are people who ask for their vote but don't connect with them. "

" I was very conscious of the world being this very crazed place that demanded explanation. I didn't see a whole lot of people who looked like me doing it on television. "

" When population shifts - brought about by fair housing laws, affirmative action and landmark school desegregation rulings - political power is challenged as well. "

" Moderating a debate means spending more time with briefing books than with your children. It means writing and rewriting and rephrasing. It means finding a way to be alert enough to notice when your question goes unanswered and nimble enough to decide what you will do about that on the spot. "

" Because I have moderated two general election debates - in 2004 and 2008 - I know better than to carp from the sidelines. I am confident in my accomplishment of having had Queen Latifah portray me on 'Saturday Night Live' both years. "

" I've been fortunate enough to write a book and travel the country to sign and sell it, so I can safely say that a five-second burst of conversation while you're scribbling your name, over and over, is not the most reliable way to bond with Americans. "

" By nature, I am someone who hews to the middle. I need to hear all sides of a story. Unless I am engaged in a tough round of dominoes or Scrabble, I think of myself as unreasonably reasonable. "

" Did I say that the President's entire job is image management? Of course not. "

" I learned how to cover race riots by telephone. They didn't pay me enough at my first newspaper job to venture onto the grounds of South Boston High School when bricks were being thrown. Instead, I would telephone the headmaster and ask him to relay to me the number of broken chairs in the cafeteria each day. "

" Barack Obama's historic 2008 presidential campaign touched on all the themes I have covered throughout my career and all of the layers of meaning that run through black politics. Ambition. Aspiration. Fear. Folly. It was all on display as Obama boarded the roller coaster that ultimately led to the White House. "

" If it were the Clinton people, they'd be sitting around figuring out how to pull themselves out. Instead the president is continuing to go around the country and peddling Social Security, which the needle is not moving on. "

" Hyperbole is not easily dealt with. Usually, it collapses under its own weight. "

" Whatever their motivations, lawmakers on both side of the aisle have certainly discovered that immigration is one of those issues that resonate strongly with the public. "