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National 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.

Al Franken

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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Fight Just Like Minnesotan Nice Root Sensible Twin Viking
He didn’t have a career as such; he was a printing salesman essentially for most of his working life.
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Career Essential Life Print Salesman Such Working
I know I have an awful lot to learn from the people of Minnesota.
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Awful Know Learn Lot Minnesota People
Demagoguery sells. And therefore, radio stations will put it on. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t do something else and also make it sell.
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Demagoguery Else Mean On Put Radio Sell Something Station
National 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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Account Electorate Government Inform Law Must National Preserve Protect Security Trust
It’s the Power of the Almighty, the Splendor of Nature, and then you.
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Almighty Comedy Nature Power Splendor You
We need to start by having a conversation about climate change. It would be irresponsible to avoid the issue just because it’s uncomfortable to talk about.
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Avoid Change Climate Conversation Irresponsible Issue Need Start Talk Uncomforale Would
I’m a bit of a shill for the Clinton Administration, which has its perks. I’m invited to all the inaugural balls.
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Administration Ball Invite Perk
There is a subset of Democrats who tend to mis-fill out ballots. The way you mark the ballot is like an S.A.T. – you fill in the circle. And the subset of people who tend to, like, put a check there instead, or an X, or fill it out wrong.
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Afraid Ballot Check Circle Mis-fill Our People Subset Tend Voter Wrong
You know, Lincoln was funny. I don’t think F.D.R. was very funny. But Lincoln was funny. Lincoln was really funny. But I think you should get elected first, and then show that you’re funny.
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Elect First Funny People Really Should Show Think
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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That’s bad news for everyone else – and for our democracy itself.
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Bad Else Everone Itself News Our Democracy
But God told me that He/She/It had actually chosen Al Gore by making sure that Gore won the popular vote and, God thought, the Electoral College. ‘That worked for everyone else,’ God said.
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If I put myself on the ballot and even 50 people voted for me, it’d be a travesty.
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Ballot Even Myself People Travesty Vote
I believe in not attacking a country pre-emptively unless you’re sure of what you’re doing and you’re working with allies.
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Allie Attack Believe Country Doing Sure Unless Work
Google’s screen for privacy settings does give you more options for what you share than Apple’s does. But it’s not a complete list, and people aren’t aware of whether or not that information will go to a third party.
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Apple Aware Complete Google Information More Option Party People Privacy Screen Setting Share

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