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Seth Stern is a reporter for Congressional Quarterly.

Featured Statements

Democratic National Committee
stated on August 13, 2008 in the Democratic Party platform:

"We spend more on health care than any other country, but we're ranked 47th in life expectancy and 43rd in child mortality."

By Seth Stern • August 25, 2008
Barack Obama
stated on August 5, 2008 in Youngstown, Ohio:

McCain, "voted against renewable sources of energy, against biofuels, against solar power, against wind power.... "

By Seth Stern • August 22, 2008

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