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Barbara Boxer

There’s a huge difference in the attitude of the people of the United States of America toward women in politics. It has taken an enormous turn toward equality.
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Attitude Differences Taken
More than anything, I think as our country matures, we recognize that women deserve to be treated with respect and dignity
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Country Dignity Thinking
I think America should amass a strategy for success, and set out the milestones. We need to help the Iraqis get their democracy up and running, we’ve got to help them train their military and police and security people, and we’ve got to start moving out.
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Military Moving Running
I think the scientists have really caught the attention of the people of this country, and of course, they elected representatives by their very clear pronouncement that if we don’t do something, we’ll be in a lot of trouble.
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Country People Thinking
President Bush in his inaugural address talked about bringing freedom to countries that don’t have it. He didn’t specify how.
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Addresses Country President
The American people as a whole are really pretty moderate. They’re not, as a whole, conservative or liberal. The right wing is marching the Republican Party off a cliff.
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Party People Wings
Law enforcement officers are never ‘off duty.’ They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.
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Law Police Safety
If something is opinion, put it in the opinion section: Don’t put it in the facts section.
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Fact Facts Opinion Section
I think we need to get back to truth-based news. It won’t be easy, but we better do it because otherwise we’re not acting on information.
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Acting News Thinking
The difference between the very wealthy and the working poor has grown. We raise that minimum wage and we move forward with the vision of this president that we have, which is everyone pays their fair share.
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Differences Moving Political
Just look at the Judiciary Committee, You have some people on the Judiciary Committee who may well decide not to send the nomination to the floor, and now it all depends on what Democrats do.
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Looks Nominations People
I’ve always thought the most patriotic thing you could do in a democracy is to speak the truth as you see it. And that’s what we’re supposed to be about in America. Freedom of speech.
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Country Freedom Patriotic Speech
Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, ‘Thank God, I’m still alive.’ But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again.
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Funny Stupid Thanksgiving
Each issue has to be looked at as to whether or not it threatens a woman’s health or her life, and if it does, you can’t support it. And if she just wants to have her legal right to an abortion, she should be able to do it.
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Abortion Issues Support
To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.
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Believe Military Respect
I would love to see a march on Washington that says ‘Save our Social Security’
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March Security Social Washington

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