John Edwards
John Edwards
Johnny Reid "John" Edwardsis an American former politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth10 June 1953
CountryUnited States of America
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We ought to follow through on an idea that was first proposed by President Clinton to allow people over the age of 55 who are not eligible for Medicare into the Medicare system, at cost, and below cost for those who can't afford it. That takes care of a significant number of the people who don't have health insurance.
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South Carolina, as a matter of compromise, displays the Confederate flag on a flagpole in front of the state capitol. Because I grew up in the South and believe that the Confederate flag is a very divisive symbol, I have stated publicly a number of times that I believe that South Carolina should remove the flag from the state capitol grounds.
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These numbers all point to somewhat stronger economic growth this year than in the second half of 2005. They suggest firming household demand.
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We do not have to live in an America that accepts poverty as a fact of life or chooses to ignore it.
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We choose to be inspired because we know that we can do better, because this is America where everything is still possible.
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These 501c-4s have a limited constitutional right to engage in electioneering, to do campaign ads. There are some limits on them, but unfortunately if you lump them in with unions and for profit corporations, you create a very serious constitutional problem.
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There simply aren't enough large equities that would allow significant liquidity without the fund having a significant shareholding. It will have to look offshore.
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At the end of the day you cannot stand with big drug companies, big insurance companies, big HMOs, big oil companies, and the Saudi royal family, and still stand with the American people, ... You deserve a president who will stand with you.
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There's no question that I've done wrong. I take full responsibility for having done wrong. I will regret for the rest of my life the pain and the harm that I've caused to others. But I did not break the law.
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The total package revealed by Bell and BCE sends a strong message ... that the company has a decreasing interest in maintaining first-call, universal and affordable phone service.
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My campaign has been about exactly the same thing: change in America, changing what's happening in Washington, doing it with a perspective that comes from out here.
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who has fought for and will continue to fight for the things that all of us believe in, more jobs, better health care, cleaner air, cleaner water, a safer world.
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It doesn't have to be that way, ... We can build one America.
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We have to sell that to young people. It's a massive opportunity.