Bob Woodruff
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"Robert Warren “Bob” Woodruff" is an American television journalist. His career in journalism dates back to 1989, and he is widely known for succeeding Peter Jennings as co-anchor of ABC News’s weekday news Broadcasting/broadcast, World News with Diane Sawyer/World News Tonight, in December 2005. In January 2006 he was critically wounded by a Improvised explosive device/roadside bomb in Iraq.

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One of the leading conservative voices in the country is trying to explain himself today. William Bennett, former education secretary under President Reagan, is drawing intense criticism for the comments he made on his radio show yesterday. Mr. Bennett was discussing whether the declining crime rates in the country are a result of legalizing abortion.

It wasn't a decision that we made based on anything other than the fact that we didn't have a better idea (for economic development efforts) and we figured with new people coming in it would have been a good thing for them to look at.

We can't afford to wait that long to see if the contract is right or wrong.

We started out with a package, ... Now we're down to 25 percent of our employees participating in that package. I just cannot get comfortable with 25 percent of the employees helping us with our budget problems. I like a package where everyone can contribute.

When you walk down that corridor, you see people with a lot of fear in their eyes.

Today, Mr. Bennett told us his comments were meant as hypothetical. He says that he was really trying to demonstrate the limitation of one argument by showing the absurdity of another.

One of the most amazing things was when we went into the convention center on Thursday.

I think we suffered a little bit in New Orleans from the 'boy who cries wolf' syndrome.