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They realize how offensive it is plus they also realize that most of the things that done now based on race, or hate crimes as we say, you see symbols like this and no longer can we afford to have everybody in a state represented by these symbols. – Kenneth Wayne Jones	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Nothing represents African-Americans in that flag and in that Confederacy but the fact that the states didn't hide the fact that from an economic development standpoint they were going to keep on owning people of color to do the work to make the money. – Kenneth Wayne Jones	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Our military's equipment construction is shifting from catch-up research to independent innovations. – Xu Qiliang	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We don't turn a blind eye to problems. We discuss them and we seek to tackle them directly, we don't always see eye-to-eye but the fact is global challenges require that we cooperate. – Danny Russel	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Neither that statement, nor that behavior, contributes to reducing tensions, we consistently urge China to cease reclamation to not construct further facilities and certainly not to further it. – Danny Russel	Found on CNN 8 years ago
This is an issue that has an exceedingly high number of threads in it. It involves race, it involves culture, it involves crime, it involves justice. – Matthew Dowd	Found on CNN 8 years ago
A presidential candidate who seeks to be the nominee of the party of [President Abraham] Lincoln should be able to talk contextually and historically about this flag, about these issues, about what it once meant and what it means today, this is one of those moments where the right thing to say and do is so obvious --- and you watch, one by one by one by one, how the political calculations and maneuverings take place at the expense of doing the right thing. – Steve Schmidt	Found on CNN 8 years ago
This is one of those moments where the right thing to say and do is so obvious --- and you watch, one by one by one by one, how the political calculations and maneuverings take place at the expense of doing the right thing. – Steve Schmidt	Found on CNN 8 years ago
There's a higher principle about the role of the federal government that runs into conflict with the raw emotions that play out after a tragedy and it squeezes Republicans, they're squeezed because the higher principle is Republican federal candidates place a lot of value in the right of states to decide these matters without federal interference -- whether it's an emotional issue like the flag, or whether it's gun rights, gay marriage. – Ari Fleischer	Found on CNN 8 years ago
The test of character is the ability to see long term, and to know what the role of the federal government is, and should be, while also creating an environment to actually solve the problem. – Ari Fleischer	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I appreciate and respect (Haley's) statement that 'This is South Carolina's statehouse, it is South Carolina's historic moment, and this will be South Carolina's decision,' i have no doubt that given how the people of South Carolina have dealt with this tragedy so far, they will continue to inspire the nation with their courage, compassion and unity. – Marco Rubio	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Had the flag not existed or not been on the grounds of the capitol, this massacre would have happened in any case, but it's the standard liberal impulse: something happened really bad. So there's got to be a problem, there has to be a solution, we must do something, even if that something is entirely irrelevant. – Charles Krauthammer	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
We shouldn't let this opportunity for a significant bipartisan achievement slip past us, if we can continue working together in a spirit of trust and if we simply vote the same we just did a couple of weeks ago, we won't. – The Senate	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I don't see a path for (trade adjustment). – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We are not aggressive, we are persistent in pursuing our interests. – Russian President Vladimir Putin	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Once again the Benghazi Committee uncovers information that should already be part of the public record but was not made available to the American people or congressional investigators, for that reason, the committee has made the decision to release the latest set of Clinton's public records unearthed by the committee. – Trey Gowdy	Found on CNN 8 years ago
It was random, honestly, a woman squeezed to make space and I didn't realize who he was until (a friend) tweeted the picture. – Deray McKesson	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We spoke very generally about church, nothing about politics. I commented on the presence of police in the sanctuary, he commented on this event bringing people together. – Deray McKesson	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Hate is organized in America. And the hashtag is a reminder that this is true even in digital spaces. – Deray McKesson	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Let's say you're diagnosed in your 20s or your 30s, and in some cases even your early 40s, and you've not yet had children, but you've learned that you have breast cancer. How are you going to deal with preserving your fertility and also going through chemo? How do you deal with dating issues? – Debbie Wasserman Schultz	Found on CNN 8 years ago
What is hopeful about this report is that it once again shows not just that these actions are real and we need to act now, but there are real economic dividends to acting early and aggressively. – Brian Deese	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Any governmental official who is responsible for failing to do so must be held accountable. – Ron Johnson	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I'm looking forward to a full recovery and to continuing my service in the Senate, and no, this does not my affect my intention to run for re-election, except my poor little prostate won't be along for the ride. – Angus King	Found on CNN 8 years ago
It's a story we hear again and again -- early detection saves lives. In this case, the story is mine. Not once, but twice. – Angus King	Found on CNN 8 years ago

They realize how offensive it is plus they also realize that most of the things that done now based on race, or hate crimes as we say, you see symbols like this and no longer can we afford to have everybody in a state represented by these symbols.

– Kenneth Wayne Jones

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Nothing represents African-Americans in that flag and in that Confederacy but the fact that the states didn't hide the fact that from an economic development standpoint they were going to keep on owning people of color to do the work to make the money.

– Kenneth Wayne Jones

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Our military's equipment construction is shifting from catch-up research to independent innovations.

– Xu Qiliang

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We don't turn a blind eye to problems. We discuss them and we seek to tackle them directly, we don't always see eye-to-eye but the fact is global challenges require that we cooperate.

– Danny Russel

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Neither that statement, nor that behavior, contributes to reducing tensions, we consistently urge China to cease reclamation to not construct further facilities and certainly not to further it.

– Danny Russel

Found on CNN
8 years ago

This is an issue that has an exceedingly high number of threads in it. It involves race, it involves culture, it involves crime, it involves justice.

– Matthew Dowd

Found on CNN
8 years ago

A presidential candidate who seeks to be the nominee of the party of [President Abraham] Lincoln should be able to talk contextually and historically about this flag, about these issues, about what it once meant and what it means today, this is one of those moments where the right thing to say and do is so obvious --- and you watch, one by one by one by one, how the political calculations and maneuverings take place at the expense of doing the right thing.

– Steve Schmidt

Found on CNN
8 years ago

This is one of those moments where the right thing to say and do is so obvious --- and you watch, one by one by one by one, how the political calculations and maneuverings take place at the expense of doing the right thing.

– Steve Schmidt

Found on CNN
8 years ago

There's a higher principle about the role of the federal government that runs into conflict with the raw emotions that play out after a tragedy and it squeezes Republicans, they're squeezed because the higher principle is Republican federal candidates place a lot of value in the right of states to decide these matters without federal interference -- whether it's an emotional issue like the flag, or whether it's gun rights, gay marriage.

– Ari Fleischer

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The test of character is the ability to see long term, and to know what the role of the federal government is, and should be, while also creating an environment to actually solve the problem.

– Ari Fleischer

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I appreciate and respect (Haley's) statement that 'This is South Carolina's statehouse, it is South Carolina's historic moment, and this will be South Carolina's decision,' i have no doubt that given how the people of South Carolina have dealt with this tragedy so far, they will continue to inspire the nation with their courage, compassion and unity.

– Marco Rubio

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Had the flag not existed or not been on the grounds of the capitol, this massacre would have happened in any case, but it's the standard liberal impulse: something happened really bad. So there's got to be a problem, there has to be a solution, we must do something, even if that something is entirely irrelevant.

– Charles Krauthammer

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

We shouldn't let this opportunity for a significant bipartisan achievement slip past us, if we can continue working together in a spirit of trust and if we simply vote the same we just did a couple of weeks ago, we won't.

– The Senate

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I don't see a path for (trade adjustment).

– House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We are not aggressive, we are persistent in pursuing our interests.

– Russian President Vladimir Putin

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Once again the Benghazi Committee uncovers information that should already be part of the public record but was not made available to the American people or congressional investigators, for that reason, the committee has made the decision to release the latest set of Clinton's public records unearthed by the committee.

– Trey Gowdy

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It was random, honestly, a woman squeezed to make space and I didn't realize who he was until (a friend) tweeted the picture.

– Deray McKesson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We spoke very generally about church, nothing about politics. I commented on the presence of police in the sanctuary, he commented on this event bringing people together.

– Deray McKesson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Hate is organized in America. And the hashtag is a reminder that this is true even in digital spaces.

– Deray McKesson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Let's say you're diagnosed in your 20s or your 30s, and in some cases even your early 40s, and you've not yet had children, but you've learned that you have breast cancer. How are you going to deal with preserving your fertility and also going through chemo? How do you deal with dating issues?

– Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Found on CNN
8 years ago

What is hopeful about this report is that it once again shows not just that these actions are real and we need to act now, but there are real economic dividends to acting early and aggressively.

– Brian Deese

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Any governmental official who is responsible for failing to do so must be held accountable.

– Ron Johnson

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I'm looking forward to a full recovery and to continuing my service in the Senate, and no, this does not my affect my intention to run for re-election, except my poor little prostate won't be along for the ride.

– Angus King

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It's a story we hear again and again -- early detection saves lives. In this case, the story is mine. Not once, but twice.

– Angus King

Found on CNN
8 years ago

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