So at this defining moment in history let us renew our special relationship for our generation and our times.

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It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change has come to America.

NPR: Obama Must Manage Great Expectations

Because we all agree that at this defining moment in history -- a moment when we're facing two wars, an economy in turmoil, a planet in peril -- we can't afford to give John McCain the chance to serve out George Bush's third term.

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"It is shocking that at this defining moment in U.S. and Western policy toward the Soviet Union, the Bush Administration has yet again chosen to deal with Gorbachev in a way that makes April Glaspie's ill-fated exchange with Saddam Hussein appear ferocious, " said Frank J.

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