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There are some hopeful signs coming out of China in the statements they've made since the since September 11.

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And when we draw lines in the sand with regard to certain basic things that are vital to our interest and to the interest of democracy and our friends around the world, we have to be willing to back that up.

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We're going to have some amendments, ... I think that if we increase the hard money limits, that we would do better with regard to the soft money and the independent ads situation. If people had their choice, I think they'd give it the old-fashioned way.

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We, as a nation, cannot wait for the Pearl Harbor of the information age. We must increase our vigilance to tackle this problem before we are hit with a surprise attack.

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For Gov. Davis, the answer is simple, ... A bunch of Texas cowboys got down in the corral and decided they were going to take advantage of helpless California, and we are seeing the results of it.

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owes you an apology.

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We have no idea at this time (why he killed himself), ... But we are looking into it.

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We have some real political differences among us, but we all share the same goals clean air and water, injury free workplaces, safe transportation systems, to name a few of the good things that can come from regulation.

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For a long time in American history, people didn't even come up before the Senate. They didn't come before the Judiciary Committee, and up until about 1923, something like that.

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the people of Tennessee with honor, distinction, and class.

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You can't substitute promise after promise with known violators of prior promises at the expense of protecting ourselves or setting an example.

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I think, for most of the people in Taiwan, a pretty substantial margin falls somewhere in the middle, and it'll remain that way for some time.

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During this last encounter, John McCain became the leading voice on this issue in Washington, D.C., including the White House, ... the fact of the matter is that he took a strong position early on because he was able to analyze it and he had the courage to go forward with it, and he turned out to be right, which always helps.

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But obviously, we can't afford to make some bad long-term decisions with regard to basic commitments our country has - trade those away for some short-term assistance that may or may not be there a month from now.

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So if you look back over the long history of China, they've never tried to take over the world, but they've been quite aggressive in their own neighborhood... in carrying out their own purposes and interests in their sphere of the world.

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So China will be having to make some choices as to whose side it wants to be on. Hopefully, this will be the beginning of a major improvement in our relationship with them, if they choose correctly.

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China is one of the world's greatest proliferators of weapons of mass destruction to these rogue nations.

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For example, lead paint in old houses can be a greater threat to children's health than lead that may be under some industrial site where there are no children.

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Let's not overlook, though, what we do know about the campaign finance scandal, and the fact the Chinese were involved in our presidential campaign and our congressional campaigns.

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And it's difficult for the average American to understand why something like that could be so important and why a little small place like Taiwan would be so important to the PRC.

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We will have to play better defensively. We are loaded with a lot of weaknesses...We're still working hard to improve.

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The problem is that agencies sometimes lose sight of common sense as they create regulations.

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Tyler will bring a much needed physical element to our team. He's as excited to win the ball back as he is to score a goal. Tyler is a dedicated versatile player whose work ethic and attitude would make any team better.

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They do a lot of excellent work, ... a lack of leadership at the Justice Department.

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While we believe there are fruitful opportunities to update and improve old rules, we do not want to set up a review process that could create a litigation morass.

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