Senator Joe Biden is pretty clean and articulate for a white guy.

We are not going to be able to rebuild Afghanistan into a Jeffersonian democracy.

I think it is important that we are targeting HIV/AIDS resources into the communities where we're seeing the highest growth rates. That means education and prevention, particularly with young people.

The only resolution is for the aspirations of both sides to be met through two states, where Israelis and Palestinians each live in peace and security. ... Israelis must acknowledge that just as Israel's right to exist cannot be denied, neither can Palestine's. The United States does not accept the legitimacy of continued Israeli settlements.

All people should be treated equally, regardless of who they are or who they love.

People need to remember we are the governing party because we have diversity of opinion in our party. We're not pure. We have moderates and we have more progressives.

We do not believe that in this country, freedom is reserved for the lucky, or happiness for the few.