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title: "3 Listening Americans Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [I've spent the last year listening to Americans, and the state of the union that George W. Bush lives in is very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-lieberman/i-ve-spent-the-last-year-listening-to-americans-and-the-state-of-the/)

[Joe Lieberman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-lieberman/)

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> [Ninety-five percent of my work is being mayor. But that 5% that nags at all of us - of what's going wrong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-garcetti/ninety-five-percent-of-my-work-is-being-mayor-but-that-5-that-nags-at/)

[Eric Garcetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-garcetti/)

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> [Obamacare represents a shocking display of political arrogance. It's about time Washington started listening to Americans' common sense voices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-upton/obamacare-represents-a-shocking-display-of-political-arrogance-it-s/)

[Fred Upton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-upton/)

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