"But for a younger generation of conservative operatives who would soon rise to power... They were true believers who meant what they said, whether it ...

We will restore science to its rightful place and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost.
~ Barack Obama ~












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"A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.
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