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Lay hold of something that will help you, and then use it to help somebody else.- Booker T. Washington, 1856-1915Valorie Zimmermanhttps://plus.google.com/113923299734857989889noreply@blogger.comBlogger356125
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Courage

Fri, 2013-04-19 06:32
As a followup to my previous post, I can only quote Gabby Giffords, in part: People have told me that I’m courageous, but I have seen greater courage. Gabe Zimmerman, my friend and staff member in whose honor we dedicated a room in the United States Capitol this week, saw me shot in the head and saw the shooter turn his gunfire on others. Gabe ran toward me as I lay bleeding. Toward gunfire. Valorie Zimmermanhttps://plus.google.com/113923299734857989889noreply@blogger.com0
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Cravens, Courage in the US Senate today

Thu, 2013-04-18 03:02
RAGE! That was my first response to the news that the US Senate today was unable to pass even less-than-universal background checks for firearm purchases -- even with a majority, and even with the vast majority of Americans, even gun-owning Americans, even NRA members -- in favor. Now comes discouragement. How will we progress as a country, if over ninety per cent of us are ignored? Only the gun Valorie Zimmermanhttps://plus.google.com/113923299734857989889noreply@blogger.com1
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