Diane Watson
Diane Watson
Diane Edith Watsonis a former US Representative for California's 33rd congressional district, serving from 2003 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is located entirely in Los Angeles County and includes much of Central Los Angeles, as well as such wealthy neighborhoods as Los Feliz...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 November 1933
CountryUnited States of America
shame test
Shame, shame on America. We were put to the test and we have failed.
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The town is deteriorating more and more all the time, and our infrastructure is falling apart. But it is a pretty little town.
custody detainees
The abuse of detainees in U.S. custody has severely undermined our Nation's position in the world.
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My hopes are that the naming of this post office facility is only the first of many tributes for a man who started from nowhere to end up a national treasure and global phenomenon,
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The parallels between 9/11 and Pearl Harbor are striking. In each instance there were warning signs before the attack, and in each instance our government failed to connect the dots.
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Don't close it. Don't shrink it. Don't hack it up, ... Don't starve it of resources. Don't drain it of its professional talent. Don't hand it over to strangers. Don't pass the buck. Don't ignore it, and don't abandon the people it serves day in and day out.
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Justice deferred is justice denied.
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The abuse of detainees in U.S. custody has severely undermined our Nation's position in the world.
government deeds watches
It is our duty to watch over the actions and activities of this government and to insist that, in words as well as in deeds, the interests of our constituency primarily and of the Nation ultimately are served.
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Historically, the judicial branch has often been the sole protector of the rights of minority groups against the will of the popular majority.
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The parallels between 9/11 and Pearl Harbor are striking. In each instance there were warning signs before the attack, and in each instance our government failed to connect the dots.
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Social Security is a family insurance program, not an investment scheme.
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Her legacy was her quiet dignity and instinctive rage against injustice, ... What she determined on the spot was that her dignity would not allow her to be treated unjustly.
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Ray Charles revolutionary approach to music was also reflected in his politics and his deep and abiding commitment to Martin Luther King and the plight of African-Americans. Ray Charles may not have been on the front lines, but he put his money where his mouth was.