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" What we have to do is put this in a coherent form for them at the end of the day, and on the big events, give them the kind of context that they deserve. "

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" Oklahoma residents are known for not backing down from a fight in the political arena, on the gridiron, NBA courts or rodeo arenas, but in their reaction to the bombing, they knew intuitively they would not find restoration in rage. "

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" My own strong feeling was that the gay liberation movement really got national attraction in the truest sense of the word later in the '70s, in the '80s, and especially in the '90s. "

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" Barack Obama's name will be the one on the peace prize, but his speech and his manner could become a gift for generations to come. "

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" I was a college dropout, hitchhiking across the Midwest. That was part of the old, adventurous spirit. "

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