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I've never watched an entire episode of 'American Idol'. It's too mean.

~Christina Aguilera

Topics: American American Idol Entire Episode Idol Mean Never Too Watched

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The most surprising thing, honestly, is that so few Americans know about the orphan trains. I was also surprised at the resilience and fortitude of the riders I met, their pragmatism and grace. I don't know whether this is a Midwestern trait or simply a human one.

~Christina Baker Kline

Topics: About Also American Few Fortitude Grace Honestly Human Know Met Midwestern Most Orphan Pragmatism Resilience Riders Simply Surprised Surprising Thing Trains Trait Whether

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In reality, American girls are among the most outspoken, ambitious, successful girls in the history of the human race.

~Christina Hoff Sommers

Topics: Ambitious American Among Girl History Human Human Race Most Outspoken Race Reality Successful The History Of

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Recovery measures work better when they raise confidence - as Franklin D. Roosevelt understood. His fireside chats, and his inaugural address proclaiming he would fight the Great Depression with the same resolve he would muster against a foreign foe, were aimed at reassuring Americans.

~Christina Romer

Topics: Address Against American Better Confidence Depression Fight Foe Foreign Franklin Great Great Depression He His Measures Muster Raise Reassuring Recovery Resolve Roosevelt Same Understood Were Work Would

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A successful argument for a government manufacturing policy has to go beyond the feeling that it's better to produce 'real things' than services. American consumers value health care and haircuts as much as washing machines and hair dryers.

~Christina Romer

Topics: American Argument Better Beyond Care Consumers Feeling Go Government Hair Haircuts Health Health Care Machines Manufacturing Much Policy Produce Real Services Successful Than Things Value Washing

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Many of my students assume that government protection is the only thing ensuring decent wages for most American workers. But basic economics shows that competition between employers for workers can be very effective at preventing businesses from misbehaving.

~Christina Romer

Topics: American American Workers Assume Basic Between Businesses Competition Decent Economics Effective Employers Ensuring Government Many Most Only Preventing Protection Shows Students The Only Thing Thing Very Wages Workers

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The stimulus legislation, technically known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, was a mixture of tax cuts for families and businesses; increased transfer payments, like unemployment insurance; and increased direct government spending, like infrastructure investment.

~Christina Romer

Topics: Act American Businesses Cuts Direct Families Government Government Spending Increased Infrastructure Insurance Investment Known Legislation Like Mixture Payments Recovery Spending Stimulus Tax Tax Cuts Technically Transfer Unemployment

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In the four decades after World War II, manufacturing jobs paid more than other jobs for given skills. But that is much less true today. Increased international competition has forced American manufacturers to reduce costs. As a result, the pay premium for low-skilled workers in manufacturing is smaller than it once was.

~Christina Romer

Topics: After American Competition Costs Decades Forced Four Given Increased International Jobs Less Manufacturers Manufacturing More Much Once Other Paid Pay Premium Reduce Result Skills Smaller Than Today True War Workers World World War World War Ii

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Americans want our leaders to defend our values, our culture, our legacy of liberty and our way of life, not apologize.

~Christine O'Donnell

Topics: American Apologize Culture Defend Leaders Legacy Liberty Life Our Values Want Way

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Voting is a civic sacrament - the highest responsibility we have as Americans.

~Christine Pelosi

Topics: American Civic Highest Responsibility Sacrament Voting

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