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In responding to Senator Hillary Clinton’s 2 minute paid ad during tonight’s evening newscasts in Iowa, Governor Bill Richardson laid out his closing argument for why Iowans should caucus for him tomorrow. The bottom line: Rhetoric without action rings hollow; actions speak louder than words.

“You know, every candidate in this race is asking for the biggest job promotion of his or her life. The voters ought to look at what we’ve done.

“What has the Senate done in the last 12 months? Since my colleagues took over leadership of Congress, have they gotten us out of Iraq? No. Did they scrap No Child Left Behind and reform education? No. Did they stop an Attorney General who wouldn’t say that waterboarding is torture? No. Have they done something to create the next generation of great paying jobs? No.

“I know that we can do better. And I have done better.

“In the last twelve months, I helped shut down North Korea’s nuclear reactor. We brought back the remains of 6 American soldiers from that country that had been missing since the Korean War. I extended health coverage to every child under 12 in my state. I raised teacher salaries. I cracked down on unscrupulous lenders. I passed a landmark clean energy bill to create clean air and thousands of jobs that cannot be outsourced.

Since the beginning of the Presidential campaign, Bill Richardson has been talking about de-authorizing or ending the war in Iraq and bringing all American troops home immediately. Richardson intends to bring home all of the troops within the first year of his Presidency.

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