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In the run-up to the 1992 Democratic convention, Clinton's campaign realized that voters thought the young governor had a privileged upbringing. They didn't buy his alleged concern for the middle class.

~Dee Dee Myers

Topics: Alleged Buy Campaign Class Clinton Concern Convention Democratic Governor Had His Middle Middle Class Privileged Realized Thought Upbringing Voters Young

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Even tax breaks that are supposed to help the middle class too often skew toward the wealthy. Consider the mortgage interest deduction. While political leaders in both parties have long considered it untouchable, it actually helps those at the top of the income scale far more than those at the bottom.

~Dee Dee Myers

Topics: Actually Both Both Parties Bottom Breaks Class Consider Considered Deduction Even Far Help Helps Income Interest Leaders Long Middle Middle Class More Mortgage Often Parties Political Political Leaders Scale Supposed Tax Tax Breaks Than Those Too Top Toward Untouchable Wealthy While

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For generations, Americans who aren't rich have been generous and admiring of their wealthy compatriots - want a country where people who work hard can succeed, where the same rules apply to everyone. They expect to have their own shot at getting rich. But increasingly, they are seeing that the game is rigged.

~Dee Dee Myers

Topics: Admiring American Apply Been Country Everyone Expect Game Generations Generous Getting Hard Increasingly Own People Rich Rules Same Seeing Shot Succeed Want Wealthy Where Who Work Work Hard

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The exposed nature of life in the public square affects leaders' attitudes toward risk - and failure.

~Dee Dee Myers

Topics: Affects Attitudes Exposed Failure Leaders Life Nature Public Risk Square Toward

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It isn't fate but fecklessness that has shoved Sarah Palin to the sidelines of national politics. The real tragedy is that she's taken a lot of other serious Republican women with her.

~Dee Dee Myers

Topics: Fate Her Lot National Other Palin Politics Real Republican Sarah Sarah Palin Serious She Sidelines Taken Tragedy Women

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Study after study confirms that even when you control for variables like profession, education, hours worked, age, marital status, and children, men still are compensated substantially more - even in professions, like nursing, dominated by women. No wonder there's a gender gap.

~Dee Dee Myers

Topics: After Age Children Control Dominated Education Even Gap Gender Hours Like Men More No Wonder Nursing Profession Professions Status Still Study Substantially Variables Women Wonder Worked You

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As long as the G.O.P., led by its increasingly visible women, continues to insist that the problem is not their policies but women's failure to understand their own lives and interests, the gender gap won't go away.

~Dee Dee Myers

Topics: Away Failure Gap Gender Go Go Away Increasingly Insist Interests Led Lives Long Own Policies Problem Understand Visible Women

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It was what became something of a pattern in the first couple of years of the Clinton White House and maybe even longer, where information would drip, drip, drip, drip, drip out which would keep stories alive, alive, alive.

~Dee Dee Myers

Topics: Alive Became Clinton Couple Drip Even First House Information Keep Longer Maybe Out Pattern Something Stories Where Which White White House Would Years

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Almost all first ladies have had tremendous power on personnel issues, whether the public realized it or not, whether it was Barbara Bush or Nancy Reagan or whoever.

~Dee Dee Myers

Topics: Almost Almost All Barbara Bush First Had Issues Ladies Nancy Personnel Power Public Reagan Realized Tremendous Whether Whoever

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When I became White House press secretary, there were other limitations that were thrust upon me. Bill Clinton was under pressure to appoint women to visible positions. I was 31, I'd never worked in Washington. Was I ready for this large and visible job? Still he wanted the credit. So he gave me the job but diminished the job.

~Dee Dee Myers

Topics: Appoint Became Bill Bill Clinton Clinton Credit Diminished Gave He House Job Large Limitations Me Never Other Positions Press Pressure Ready Secretary Still Thrust Visible Wanted Washington Were White White House Women Worked

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Public Servant

Born: September 1st, 1961

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