"IwillendthiswarinIraqresponsibly,andfinishthefightagainstalQaedaandtheTalibaninAfghanistan.I willrebuildourmilitarytomeetfutureconflicts.ButIwillalsorenewthetough,directdiplomacythatcan preventIranfromobtainingnuclearweaponsandcurbRussianaggression.Iwillbuildnewpartnershipsto defeatthethreatsofthe21stcentury:terrorismandnuclearproliferationpovertyandgenocideclimate changeanddisease.AndIwillrestoreourmoralstanding,sothatAmericaisonceagainthatlast,best hopeforallwhoarecalledtothecauseoffreedom,wholongforlivesofpeace,andwhoyearnforabetter future." DemocraticPresidentialCandidateAcceptanceSpeechbyBarackObama.August28th,2008.

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******************************************************************************************* "Iamnotunmindfulthatsomeofyouhavecomehereoutofgreattrialsandtribulations.Someofyouhave comefreshfromnarrowjailcells.Andsomeofyouhavecomefromareaswhereyourquestquestfor freedomleftyoubatteredbythestormsofpersecutionandstaggeredbythewindsofpolicebrutality.You havebeentheveteransofcreativesuffering.Continuetoworkwiththefaiththatunearnedsufferingis redemptive.GobacktoMississippi,gobacktoAlabama,gobacktoSouthCarolina,gobacktoGeorgia, gobacktoLouisiana,gobacktotheslumsandghettosofournortherncities,knowingthatsomehowthis situationcanandwillbechanged." IHaveaDreambyMartinLutherKingJr.August28th,1963.

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"However,althoughprivatefinaldemand,output,andemploymenthaveindeedbeengrowingformorethana year,thepaceofthatgrowthrecentlyappearssomewhatlessvigorousthanweexpected.Notably,since stabilizinginmid2009,realhouseholdspendingintheUnitedStateshasgrownintherangeof1to2 percentatannualrates,arelativelymodestpace.Households'cautionisunderstandable.Importantly,the painfullyslowrecoveryinthelabormarkethasrestrainedgrowthinlaborincome,raiseduncertaintyabout jobsecurityandprospects,anddampedconfidence.Also,althoughconsumercreditshowssomesignsof thawing,responsestoourSeniorLoanOfficerOpinionSurveyonBankLendingPracticessuggestthat lendingstandardstohouseholdsgenerallyremaintight." TheEconomicOutlookandMonetaryPolicybyBenBernanke.August27th,2010.

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******************************************************************************************* WhenIamthenominee,Iwillofferaclearchoice.JohnMcCainwon'tbeabletosaythatIeversupported thiswarinIraq,becauseIopposeditfromthebeginning.SenatorMcCainsaidtheotherdaythatwemight bemiredforahundredyearsinIraq,whichisreasonenoughtonotgivehimfouryearsintheWhiteHouse. Ifwehadchosenadifferentpath,therightpath,wecouldhavefinishedthejobinAfghanistan,andputmore resourcesintothefightagainstbinLadenandinsteadofspendinghundredsofbillionsofdollarsin Baghdad,wecouldhaveputthatmoneyintoourschoolsandhospitals,ourroadandbridgesandthat's whattheAmericanpeopleneedustodorightnow. BarackObamaPotomacPrimaryNightSpeechFebruary12,2008

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