Politiquotes of the Week: July 22

Elected officials comment on the economy and other issues.

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Rudy Giuliani - “What the hell are you doing, Newt?” said Rudy Giuliani during an appearance on Fox and Friends, referring to Newt Gingrich’s attacks on rival Mitt Romney that depict him as a capitalist job killer(Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Rick Perry - Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been in the GOP presidential race for a mere few days, but he’s off like a shot and suddenly one of the party’s top three contenders. He’s backpedaling on previous positions, such as a 2007 effort to require girls to be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus, the principal cause of cervical cancer.(Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Sen. Tom Harkin - "The [debt limit] debate is not between Democrats and Republicans. It's between some Republicans and their sort of cult fringe as I refer to them out there," said Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) at a Democratic press conference.

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Barack Obama - "If in November [American voters] feel like I've been on their side, and I have been working as hard as I can and I've been getting some things done to move us in the right direction, I'll win. If they don’t then I'll lose," Obama said when asked who in the Republican field can beat him. "And that's not to say the other candidate is irrelevant. But it does mean I'll probably win or lose based on their assessment of my stewardship."

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