Advance copy of Clintons' speeches -- and NOT Drudge

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They're actually on PR wire... I've posted them and will add Bill's full speech when it comes on the wire...

BOSTON, July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The following are excerpts from President Bill Clinton's Speech at the Democratic National Convention:

"Tonight I speak as a citizen, eager to join you here in Boston as a foot soldier in the fight for our future, as we nominate a true New England patriot for President. The state that gave us John Adams and John Kennedy has now given us John Kerry, a good man, a great Senator, a visionary leader."

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"We Democrats will bring the American people a positive campaign, arguing not who's good and who's bad, but what is the best way to build the safe, prosperous world our children deserve."

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"Democrats and Republicans have very different ideas on what choices we should make, rooted in fundamentally different views of how we should meet our common challenges at home and how we should play our roll in the world. Democrats want to build an America of shared responsibilities and shared opportunities ... .Republicans believe in an America run by the right people, their people." SOURCE Democratic National Convention Committee

Excerpts from Bill and full Hillary speech at: http://bluelemur.com

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1. Here's some of Hillary's

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We meet at a moment of great peril, but also of great hope. Together we can widen the circle of opportunity for all Americans, transcend our differences and divisions, and give our children a safer and more secure future. That's the promise of America. And John Kerry will renew that promise.

He will lead the world, not alienate it. Lower the deficit, not raise it. Create good jobs, not lose them. Solve a health care crisis, not ignore it. I know a thing or two about health care. And the problems have only gotten worse in the past four years.

We need to rededicate ourselves to the task of providing coverage for the 44 million Americans who are uninsured and the millions of others who face rising costs. We need to lift the ban on stem cell research, and find cures that will help millions of Americans.

Health care is a serious issue that requires serious solutions and that's what John Kerry will give us. John Kerry will give America something else, a great vice president. I've served with John Edwards. He's smart, he's energetic, he's empathetic. And he understands the challenges that hard- working Americans face in their daily lives.

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We've been through our share of challenges as Americans, from a Civil War to a Great Depression to World Wars and more. Today we face a new threat.

Being a Senator from New York, I saw first-hand the devastation of 9/11. I visited Ground Zero right after we were attacked. I felt like I was standing at the Gates of Hell. I hope no American ever has to witness a sight like that again. That tragedy changed all of us. I know it changed me. And every day now, as a mother, as a Senator, and as an American I worry about whether we are acting as wisely as we can to protect our country and our people.

Last week, the bipartisan 9/11 commission issued its report. It was a sober call to action that we ignore at our peril. John Kerry understands what's at stake. We need to fully equip and train our firefighters, police officers and emergency medical technicians -- our first responders in the event of a terrorist attack.

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