A free market was never meant to be a free licence to take whatever you can get, however you can get it.

Like it or not, we have to have a financial system that is healthy and functioning.

I think we've done a pretty good job staying in touch with the American people. But at a certain point you can't help but lose some feel for what's on the ground because you're not on the ground.

There are legitimate concerns and anxieties that the forces of globalisation are leaving too many people behind - and we have to take those concerns seriously and address them. But the answer isn't to turn inward and embrace protectionism. We can't just walk away from trade.

Tonight, more Americans are out of work and more are working harder for less. More of you have lost your homes and even more are watching your home values plummet. More of you have cars you can't afford to drive, credit card bills you can't afford to pay, and tuition that's beyond your reach.

Not much happens in Russia without Vladimir Putin.

Jimmy Carter will go down in American history as 'the president who lost Iran,'