GEORGE MITCHELL never told me anything but the truth. I may have disagreed. but I knew that his word was his absolute bond. The values exhibited by GEORGE MITCHELL every dayvalues of honesty. decency. and civilityare values he learned from his father. an orphan who worked as a janitor at Maines Colby College. and his mother. a Lebanese immigrant. I was privileged to deliver the commencement address at Colby College last year. and I can say with confidence that the respect in which Senator MITCHELL is held in this Chamber is matched by the respect in which he is held by the people of Maine. As executive assistant to former Senator Ed Muskie. as a U.S. attorney. as a U.S. district judge. and as a U.S.
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