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PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 16: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) makes remarks after receiving the the 2017 Liberty Medal from former Vice President Joe Biden (not shown) at the National Constitution Center on October 16, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 16: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) makes remarks after receiving the the 2017 Liberty Medal from former Vice President Joe Biden (not shown) at the National Constitution Center on October 16, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)William Thomas Cain/Getty Images

“Bigotry seems emboldened. Our politics seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication.”

Former President George W. Bush in a speech directed at President Trump and his policies

“I was playing solitaire for a while, kept pressing refresh on my computer screen.’’

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Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzales Fletcher, a San Diego Democrat, on what it’s like waiting to see if an unpredictable Gov. Jerry Brown will sign or veto her bills

“Would anyone here be unwilling to return a verdict if they knew the president of the United States wouldn’t like it?”

Matt Gonzales, lawyer for the undocumented immigrant accused of shooting Kate Steinle, interviewing potential jurors

Marshall Kilduff has worked at the San Francisco Chronicle as a reporter and editor since 1971. As a general assignment reporter, he has covered courts, police, education, City Hall and urban affairs. He has also worked as a city desk assignment editor and most recently as an editorial writer. He writes an occasional column and the weekly Chronicle Quiz in the Sunday Insight section. He is the co-author of "Suicide Cult," a book on the Peoples Temple and leader Jim Jones. He is a San Francisco native and attended Stanford University.

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