Maybe the only way Newtown never leaves our conscience and fades away like Aurora or Columbine is if we have to look at the results of the tragedy to ensure that this moment leads to a transformational movement.

CNN: America should see the Newtown carnage

Mr. EDWARDS: I think addressing poverty, particularly in a country like ours, is a matter of conscience.

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Republicans betrayed their own conscience when they went against established Republican principles like the MANDATE over healthcare which was a Heritage foundation issue popularized by Gingrich.

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Some also like to regard themselves as the custodians of Europe's conscience.

ECONOMIST: European Parliament

Trans fat chance: There's something about stepping into the air-conditioned domicile of fast-food joints like Wendy's International that incites a twinge in the consumer conscience about healthy eating.

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