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I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made ou...more

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For more than four decades, the Libyan people have been ruled by a tyrant - Moammar Gaddafi. He has denied his people freedom, exploited their wealth,...more

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The Bush Administration's failure to be consistently involved in helping Israel achieve peace with the Palestinians has been both wrong for our friend...more

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In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.

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As president, I'm committed to making Washington work better and rebuilding the trust of the people who sent us here.

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In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy.

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It took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get to where we are today, but we have just begun. Today we begin in earnest the work of making sure that t...more

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There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance ...more

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We're not a fragile people. We're not a frightful people. Our power doesn't come from some self-declared savior promising that he alone can restore or...more

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But if you - if what - the reports are true, what they're saying is, is that as a consequence of us getting 30 million additional people health care, ...more

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It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or ...more

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Our higher education system is one of the things that makes America exceptional. There's no place else that has the assets we do when it comes to high...more