To ask whether the mainstream media has a conservative or liberal bias is like asking whether al-Qaida uses too much oil in their hummus. It’s – I think they might use too much oil in their hummus – but it’s the wrong question.
AL FRANKENNational security laws must protect national security. But they must also protect the public trust and preserve the ability of an informed electorate to hold its government to account.
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I think that the default for collecting any kind of personal data should be opt-in consent.
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I didn’t realize he meant our nation.
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Veterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran.
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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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When you win an election, what you really win is a chance to go to work for working families who need a voice in Minnesota.
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Tend to be people who didn’t take S.A.T.s, or first-time voters, or people with English as a second language.
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Putin has had many positive experiences working with Western political leaders whose business interests made them more disposed to deal with Russia.
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I had a great time working on the movies, both the major movies I’ve done.
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This is something I learned only too well years ago when I did a fundraiser for Pol Pot. A few years later I saw ‘The Killing Fields,’ and I’ve got to tell you, I just felt like a schmuck.
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Service dogs raise their masters’ sense of well-being.
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We need to be pro-science; we have to go back to science.
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What you see on the campaign trail is me. It’s easy being me.
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I am a Minnesotan, and not just because I root for the Vikings and the Twins. I like the Minnesota-nice sensibility.
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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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He didn’t have a career as such; he was a printing salesman essentially for most of his working life.
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