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I don't care who does the electing, so long as I get to do the nominating.
Boss Tweed

Care, Long, Nominating

African-Americans who might have disagreed with candidate Obama's left-of-center politics voted for him in 2008 because electing a candidate with brown skin was too historic an opportunity to miss.
Alveda King

Politics, Him, Might

Never mind what you've heard. Halle Berry was not the first black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress. She was actually the 74th white one. And never mind all this talk about America electing its first black President; Barack Obama is actually the 44th white man to hold the job.
Jeffrey Kluger

Best, Mind, Job

We need the help of other member countries and leaders who, like us, want to see a change in Europe's direction. That's also my logic when I tell voters that electing me president will not only shape France's future, but also initiate change across all of Europe.
Francois Hollande

Change, Future, Help

I have been supporting the European Union, but we are still a work in progress. We have to become more of a United States of Europe. We should talk about electing a president of the E.U., rather than having one selected from the heads of government.
George Papandreou

Work, Government, Become

We are selected, but I grew up in California and in San Francisco and there was a system of electing judges.
Stephen Breyer

System, California, Judges

If you're not electing Christians, then in essence you are going to legislate sin.
Katherine Harris

Sin, Essence, Christians

Electing pro-choice Republican women can help foster a discussion that reflects the full spectrum of views and can lead to a more balanced and responsible public dialogue.
Linda Lingle

Women, Help, Public

In 2010, we have to focus on electing a new Congress and in 2012 we have to focus on electing a new president.
Andrew P. Harris

Focus, President, Congress

The adoring crowds and overwhelming Democratic support in the 2008 election was based largely on joy at jettisoning Bush and the appeal of electing a superbly qualified charismatic African American leader.
Mary Frances Berry

Joy, Leader, American

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