{"quotes":[{"text":"Adult obesity and overweight statistics have increased by about 50 percent since the Dietary Goals were announced. [by the federal government, in 1977] That bears repeating: a 50 percent increase in obesity/overweight correlated with a 10 percent decrease in fat content in the diet.","author":"Larry McCleary","tags":["diet","fat","federal-government","health","nutrition","public-health"],"id":41349,"author_id":"Larry+McCleary"},{"text":"Well, then what the federal government should have done was accept the assistance of foreign countries, of entrepreneurial Americans who have had solutions that they wanted presented. They can't even get a phone call returned, Bill. The Dutch—they are known, and the Norwegians—they are known for dikes and for cleaning up water and for dealing with spills. They offered to help and yet, no, they too, with the proverbial, can't even get a phone call back.","author":"Sarah Palin","tags":["federal-government","foreign-policy","foreign-relations","oil-spill","united-states"],"id":190616,"author_id":"Sarah+Palin"},{"text":"There is no one in the United States over the age of 18 who cannot be indicted for some federal crime. That is not an exaggeration.","author":"John Baker","tags":["2011","criminal-justice-system","federal-government","law","united-states-of-america"],"id":385698,"author_id":"John+Baker"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":3,"pages":1}}