He knows a spitting match will hurt the kids (the American people) so he furiously looks for common ground, even to the point of losing his own footing and hurting the kids.

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In the end, in one of God's unforeseen paths, this election may point us all to a new common ground, for its very closeness can serve to remind us that we are one people, with a shared history and a shared destiny.

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And though there is little agreement between the White House and Pelosi on the Iraq war, Snow said Bush hopes the conditions in Iraq will improve to the point that both sides can reach more common ground.

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And those votes help point us in the direction of where we can find common ground.

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At what point do you feel that you declare stalemate to try and reach common ground?

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And from that point of view, that initiative to share and discuss and dialogue and reach common ground with the president of the United States is something that I greatly appreciate.

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