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79 senators, including that great conservative Elizabeth Warren, said they didn't like the medical device tax, so we will go at that… — Mitch McConnell Copy Share Image
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The dance, like most dances after supper, was a merry one; some of the older folks joined in it, and the squire… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
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No one yet knows what awaits the Jews in the twenty-first century, but we must make every effort to ensure that it… — Benjamin Netanyahu Copy Share Image