Karen Hughes
Karen Hughes
Karen Parfitt Hughesis the global vice chair of the public relations firm Burson-Marsteller. She served as the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the U.S. Department of State and as a counsellor to United States President George W. Bush...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth27 December 1956
CountryUnited States of America
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As a mom, I also have to say I really appreciated his leadership on helping teach our kids to make the right choices, because it really takes all of us. And it's wonderful to know government is going to be a partner with parents in helping our children to make the right choices on critical issues that could threaten their whole lives.
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The Bush campaign fought for the format that is being used tonight and I think was used successfully last week in the vice presidential debate. People seem to like it. It allows for a very thoughtful exchange of ideas and substance, and that's exactly what Gov. Bush intends to engage in tonight.
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This is an opportunity for the president to publicly thank the partners from around the world who are working with us on the war on terror,
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Now, I can understand if out of conscience you take a principled stand and you would decide that you were so opposed to this that you would actually throw your medals. But to pretend to do so, I think that's very revealing.
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During the first debate (the vice president) was asked whether he questioned the governor's experience, and he said 'no.' But apparently now he's trying to hide behind surrogates, which again is not the hallmark of a real leader.
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Decisions must be made that are very hard,
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Dealing with the kids' emotions was the toughest thing.
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Of equal importance is seeking investment in educating globally competitive U.S. students to work in fields of international interest.
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Unlike Vice President Gore, Gov. Bush says what he means and means what he says. He has said all along, for more than a month now, he wants three debates: Today our campaign has agreed with the Gore campaign to have three debates.
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People are seeing things that no one likes to see. We've seen criminals try to prey on vulnerable people in the midst of a tragedy, and that's horrible.
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I would venture to guess that 99.9 percent of most Americans and probably most candidates could not answer who is the president of Chechnya.
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I think it's a very unseemly departure from tradition for the Senate majority leader to engage in that kind of partisanship when the U.S. president is carrying our country's message abroad.
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I was just walking through the Bone Center and I heard someone singing so I just walked in and thought it sounded good. I enjoyed the whole thing.
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President Bush is a leader who has very strong convictions and also a tremendous heart. He worked to achieve a solution that recognized the tremendous hopes of those who suffer from terrible illnesses and those who long for a cure, as we all do.