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' banner[1]='\"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.\" - Martin Luther King Jr
' banner[2]='\"There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not.\" - Robert F. Kennedy
' banner[3]='\"There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not.\" - Robert F. Kennedy
' banner[4]='\"You prove your worth with your actions, not with your mouth.\" - Pat Riley
' banner[5]='\"What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents.\" - Robert F. Kennedy
' banner[6]='\"Politics is about the improvement of people\'s lives. It\'s about advancing the cause of peace and the justice in our country and in our world. Politics is about doing well for people\" - Senator Paul Wellstone
' var whichbanner=Math.floor(Math.random()*(banner.length)) document.write(banner[whichbanner]) /* The Environment As a member of Congress, I will protect the health of our citizens and conserve the resources our children will inherit. Those who would sacrifice our natural gifts to give well-connected insiders a short-term windfall ignore this responsibility... Read more >> -------- National Security Six steps that will dramatically strengthen our global military posture and maximize our ability to confront the greatest security challenge facing our nation: keeping nuclear, chemical and biological weapons from falling into the grasp of unstable nations or terrorists with global reach... Read more >> -------- Education The quality of our public education system is critical to our social and economic strength. And though public schools have served many millions of students well, we still have a substantial "to-do" list to get to a platinum standard, inside the classroom and out... Read more >> -------- Healthcare Our health care system faces major challenges: the United States spends more on health care per capita than any other nation in the world, but we rank ninth in the world in life expectancy and an unacceptable 28th in infant mortality... Read more >> -------- American Prosperity We borrow money every day to cover our deficit. In effect, we're borrowing the money to pay for Katrina, pay for Iraq, and pay for the tax cuts for the top 2% of the wealthiest Americans I think it's ethically not good, and I think it's terrible economics. Read more >> -------- AMERICA'S PROMISES Today, after centuries of treaties, proclamations and promises, the United States government is still not living up to its end of the bargain with Indian Country. Tribal sovereignty isn't a slogan to be adopted for political advantage -- it's the law of the land... Read more >> */