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The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.

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Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.

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The vote is precious. It's almost sacred, so go out and vote like you never voted before.

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My position is very, very simple. That I fought too long and too hard against discrimination based on race and color, not to stand…

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I am somewhat influenced by the years that I've spent trying to actually get things done, whether it was reforming education in Arkansas or…

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When I was born, my father was governor of Arkansas.

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Young, gay and stuck in Arkansas? Sounds like a horror flick.

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I believe it is time for me to begin a new chapter in my life by spending more time with my family and exploring…

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I never thought that Bill Clinton should be the president. When he was running to be the president of the United States, he said…

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I was brought up by a single mom in a poor town in Arkansas and while some aspects of small-town life were really positive…

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We have deep roots in Arkansas, and I'll always be a Razorback.

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In 1957, when I was in second grade, black children integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. We watched it on TV. All…

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I met Bill Clinton in 1977 while I was working as a news reporter for KARK-TV in Little Rock, Arkansas. Shortly after we met,…

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I want all the interested parties to come together and develop a solution that provides additional water and helps the lower Arkansas River communities…

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My mom's side of the family is from Arkansas!

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