I think the government has a role in protecting the fundamental rights of its citizens.
AL FRANKENAs someone who’s spent time with our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan on USO tours and met wounded warriors at Walter Reed and Bethesda,
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Minnesotans lost their jobs because the credit rating agencies didn’t do the only job they’re supposed to have.
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They talked about unreasonable searches and seizures, about keeping the government out of their bedrooms.
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My spiritual life is… sometimes I have access to it and sometimes I don’t. When I do have access to it, it’s usually a sense of my understanding what the best course of action or the best thing for me to do.
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As a source of innovation, an engine of our economy, and a forum for our political discourse.
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The government must give proper weight to both keeping America safe from terrorists and protecting Americans’ privacy.
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Minnesotans know the difference between the job of satirist and the job of senator. And so do I.
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People who have severe mental illness are in Hell. People who have lost a loved one are in Hell.
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Grown-up love means actually understanding what you love, taking the good with the bad and helping your loved one grow.
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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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Some of George W. Bush’s friends say that Bush believes God called him to be president during these times of trial.
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If you use a cell phone – as I do – your wireless carrier likely has records about your physical movements going back months, if not years.
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You have to love your country like an adult loves somebody, not like a child loves its Mommy. And right-wing Republicans tend to love America like a child loves its Mommy, where everything Mommy does is okay.
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Minnesota has a proud tradition of having two Senators on the Ag committee – a tradition I’d like very much to continue.
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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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Most of us here in the media are what I call infotainers…
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