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It's hard to be the first. It's almost as if I'm subject to a different level of inspection.

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

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.

It's not impossible for a woman - a Black woman - to become President.

I want to rebuild America.

Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible.

I was very productive as a senator for my state.

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

I was the only person of color in the Senate, and my colleagues were Strom Thurmond, Jesse Helms and Trent Lott.

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.

We're failing our children with education, we're failing our environment.

My parents were always philosophizing about how to bring about change. To me, people who didn't try to make the world a better place were strange.

We must invest in infrastructure development and rebuilding communities to create jobs.

Illinois has less than a 12 percent black population and I won with 55 percent of the vote.

It's time to take the 'Men Only' sign off the White House door.

If we can rebuild Iraq, we can rebuild Illinois and Indiana and if we can do Baghdad, we can do Baltimore.

I'm committed to universal health coverage and education.

I think Americans want to believe in this country again.

I'm a results-oriented person and my Senate record shows that.

The fact is that the diversity in this political class serves the same interest as diversity in any arena, which is it stirs the competitive pot.

If I lose, I'm going to retire from politics, practice law, and wear bright leather pants.

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

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

Well, if you pick a fight with somebody that's smaller than you and you beat them, where's the honor in that?

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

I want people who believe in my message and where I am on issues to support me.