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The Criteria For Serving One's Country Should Be Competence, Courage And Willingness To Serve. When We Deny People The Chance To Serve Because Of Their Sexual Orientation, We Deprive Them Of Their Rights Of Citizenship, And We Deprive Our Armed Forces The Service Of Willing And Capable Americans.

Let The Record Show That You Can Be A United States Senator For 21 Years. You Can Be 79 Years Old. You Can Be The Chair Of The Senate Select Committee On Intelligence, And One Of The Most Recognizable And Widely-respected Veteran Public Servants In Your Nation. But If You Are Female While All Of Those Things, Men Who You Defeat In Arguments Will Still Respond To You By Calling You Hysterical And Telling You To Calm Down. They'll Patronize You And Say They Admire Your Passion, 'sweetie,' But They Deal In Facts, Not Your Silly, Girly Feelings. It's Inescapable. You Can Set Your Watch By It.

'no Child Left Behind' Requires States And School Districts To Ensure That All Students Are Learning And Are Reaching Their Highest Potential. Special Education Students Should Not Be Left Out Of These Accountability Mechanisms.

If I Could Have Gotten 51 Votes In The Senate Of The United States For An Outright Ban, Picking Up Every One Of Them... 'mr. And Mrs. America, Turn 'em All In,' I Would Have Done It.

An Inflated Balloon -- Impressive To Look At But Hollow At The Core And Easily Punctured.