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I believe we have to bring the 12 million undocumented workers out of the shadows, set up a standard where they speak English, if they pass background checks, pay back taxes, obey the laws, embrace American values, give them a chance, a path to citizenship, not amnesty.

Bill Richardson

We must never forget that it is the private sector – not government – that is the engine of economic opportunity. Businesses, particularly small businesses, flourish and can provide good jobs when government acts as a productive partner.
BILL RICHARDSON

Government Jobs Opportunity
Natural gas is the future. It is here.
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Future Gas Natural
You can count on time for two things. One is that it will pass. The other is that it will never shut up.
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Paas Shut Things Two
We’re a superpower with a third world grid.
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Grids Superpower Thirds World
I don’t have all the answers. I need your help, your guidance, and your leadership to tackle the challenges before us.
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Answers Challenges Needs
The last thing we need to do, relating to teachers, is the key to a good education in this country is a strong teacher. I would have a minimum wage for all our teachers, $40,000 per year.
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Country Last Strong Teacher Thing
Raising a family is difficult enough. But it’s even more difficult for single parents struggling to make ends meet. They don’t need more obstacles. They need more opportunities.
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Mom Opportunity Single Struggle
I want all Hispanics in the Republican Party, in the Democratic Party, whether Latin Americans, Central Americans, Cubans, Mexicans, I want us to unite.
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Country Latin Party Republican United Want
I love the four-day weekend without having anything that particularly has to get done. And of course, I love the fundamental idea behind it-giving thanks for all the good people and good things in your life.
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Anything Fundamental Good Life People Thing Weekend
We cannot accomplish all that we need to do without working together.
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Cannot Needs Together Working
So what if it’s risky? It’s the right thing to do. What we’re talking about is 160 people in deep pain. It only affects them.
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Marijuana Pain Talking
The President, in talking about freedom and democracy, is sparking a wave of very positive democratic sentiment that might help us override both Islamic fundamentalism that has formed in that region, and also some of the hatred for our policies of invading Iraq.
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Country Democracy President Talking
If you want to find a way to keep illegal immigrants, you know where they are, you give them a driver’s license. It helps with – they all get insured, it helps with traffic safety.
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Amnesty Drivers Safety Scholarship Traffic
“Novels and gardens,” she says. “I like to move from plot to plot.”
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Garden Moving Novel Plot
Our theme is, ‘Respected abroad, strong at home.’ What do we mean by that? Basically that we want a strong emphasis on affordable health care and education, safer at home, positive themes. And respected abroad — a foreign policy with alliances.
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Home Mean Respected Strong Theme
It [Border fence] hasn’t worked. What has worked is more border patrols… What has worked is some technology.
BILL RICHARDSON

Border Patrol Fence Technology

I believe we have to bring the 12 million undocumented workers out of the shadows, set up a standard where they speak English, if they pass background checks, pay back taxes, obey the laws, embrace American values, give them a chance, a path to citizenship, not amnesty.

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I believe we have to bring the 12 million undocumented workers out of the shadows, set up a standard where they speak English, if they pass background checks, pay back taxes, obey the laws, embrace American values, give them a chance, a path to citizenship, not amnesty.

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