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Bushism of the Day

By |Posted Friday, Nov. 15, 2002, at 5:38 PM ET

"These people don't have tanks. They don't have ships. They hide in caves. They send suiciders out."—Speaking about terrorists, Portsmouth, N.H., Nov. 1, 2002

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