The institutions that we’ve built up over the years to protect our individual privacy rights from the government don’t apply to the private sector.
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Technology is an incredible tool – it connects people to each other.
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I like the liberal tradition; I like the Hubert Humphrey tradition fighting for civil rights.
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If we have George W. Bush as president, we’re going to go back to the kind of policies we had when his father and Ronald Reagan were president.
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I’m crushed by the responsibility of writing a satirical book.
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They’re trying to pay for health care and send their kids to college, they’re worried about declining home values, they’re scared for a loved one they have serving in Iraq.
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creates jobs all over the world, and makes life easier for millions of Americans.
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I might think they use a little bit too much oil; some people might think it’s a little dry. But the problem with al Qaeda is they want to kill us.
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Changing technologies, changing marketplaces, and even changing trends in anti-competitive practices have all presented challenges to antitrust enforcement.
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Anyone with an Internet connection and a few dollars can obtain personal information they should never have access to, including a user’s date of birth, e-mail address, or estimated income.
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We love America just as much as they do. But in a different way.
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It was hard for him to project who he is, the person people know in private.
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I believe people have a right to know what’s going on with their information and how it’s collected, how it’s stored and who gets it.
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If you look at terrorists, they really have no sense of humor.
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The crash of 2008 was driven in no small part by unfair practices in the mortgage industry which led to many consumers being trapped in loans they didn’t understand and couldn’t afford.
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Asking the question whether the mainstream media has a liberal or conservative bias is like asking whether al Qaeda uses too much oil in their hummus.
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The Republican agenda is a radical vision in which Medicaid is slashed to the bone – in which we start to balance the budget on the backs of, literally, our most vulnerable citizens.
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But when Americans lack the most basic information about our domestic surveillance programs, they have no way of knowing whether we’re getting that balance right. This lack of transparency is a big problem.
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Terrorism, to me, is the use of terror for political purpose.
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Having an actual income can expand your romantic horizons toward the more appealing end of the spectrum.
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If Republicans eliminate Medicare, America will become a country in which you can never retire – and once you physically can no longer work, you are desperately poor until you die.
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When you encounter seemingly good advice that contradicts other seemingly good advice, ignore them both.
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I think there are all kinds of different hells. It’s not a place you go to after you die.
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My parents were really political. The news was very important in our home.
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Let’s keep the Internet weird. Let’s keep the Internet free.
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Bill Clinton is the greatest president of the 20th century because I played touch football with him.
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During Vietnam, I was in college, enjoying my student deferment. The government wisely felt that, in my case, military service was less important than completing my studies to prepare me for my chosen career: comedian.
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