Quote of the Day

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| Sat Sep. 6, 2008 6:47 PM PDT

QUOTE OF THE DAY....From Mark Allen, a spokesman for the National Guard Bureau, on the duties of state governors:

"The role of the governor is to use the Guard to help the citizens of a state, as opposed to declaring war on a neighboring state."

That's certainly good to hear.

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