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New Zealand, by the way, where I was ambassador, has had two women prime ministers - one from either party.

Im committed to universal health coverage and education.

There are no permanent friends or permanent enemies, just permanent interests.

The reason that minorities and women dont have a better shot at getting elected to the Senate or to statewide office is because the campaign finance rules are so skewed as to make it very difficult for non-traditional candidates to raise the money necessary to get elected.

I was very productive as a senator for my state.

We have gone into a war, an unelected president sending us into a war that the Congress frankly had no right, I believe, to authorize.

I think it does suggest that the American people really do want to listen to somebody who actually has some solutions, some answers, and gives them some hope.

I think the legacy of the civil rights movement is that now whites are more open to being represented by people of color or people who are women or, again, non-traditional candidates.

I think that we have a responsibility to make certain that we are fiscally responsible in order to assure, frankly, future generations don't have to pay our bills.

I think its time to get a reapportionment process that frankly takes out the incumbency protection and the raw politics of the process.

And frankly, being a woman I think gives me a slightly different take on a lot of the issues and on a lot of the solutions to the problems we face.

Bush is giving the rich a tax cut instead of putting that cut in the pockets of working people.

I really think that's the key, part of the spiritual renewal that America needs to have, the notion that we really can have confidence in a better tomorrow.

I think Americans want to believe in this country again.

The failure in Ohio to have adequate voting capacity for the people who were registered and eligible to vote was an absolute denial of their right to vote.

I believe that our message of rebuilding America is one that will resonate with the American people.

Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face.