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.
AL FRANKENSometimes if I tell people, ‘I’m afraid that I’m really a fraud,’ or ‘I have a lot of self-doubt,’ they go.
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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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All concluded that Russia did in fact interfere in the 2016 election in order to, quote, help President-elect Trump’s election chances when possible by discrediting Secretary Clinton.
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I don’t think I’m an angry person. I think I’m a person who’s angry. I’m angry at the Bush administration;
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I’m for Israel’s right to exist.
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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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I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and dog-gone it, people like me.
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Most Americans don’t think about antitrust law when they look at their cable bill, flip channels on TV, or worry about what their favorite website knows about them. But they should.
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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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Most people would rather be uncertain some of the time than 100% positive all the time – even when they’re wrong.
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Anybody who deliberately propagandizes with lies should be held up to scorn and ridicule.
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Our laws need to reflect the evolution of technology and the changing expectations of American society. This is why the Constitution is often called a “living” document.
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Which is why I think any loving, committed couple — gay or straight — should be able to get married.
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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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Oh, no, you’re kidding.’ I go, ‘No, I’m really honest.’
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Skepticism turns to cynicism, which leads to apathy and despair, which can cause sleeplessness, dry-mouth, and loss of sex drive?
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