I would not advise people who feel strongly or are concerned about some of the issues that have been raised during the course of the [president electing] campaign.

I actually believe that we need missile defense, because of Iran and North Korea and the potential for them to obtain or to launch nuclear weapons, but I also believe that, when we are only spending a few hundred million dollars on nuclear proliferation, then we're making a mistake.

Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children.

Contrary to the claims of some of my critics and some of the editorial pages, I am an ardent believer in the free market.

We've seen those results in generations of Muslim immigrants - farmers and factory workers, helping to lay the railroads and build our cities, the Muslim innovators who helped build some of our highest skyscrapers and who helped unlock the secrets of our universe.

Any so-called leader who does not take this issue (climate change) seriously or treats it like a joke is not fit to lead

I have fought against spending. I have fought against special interests. I have fought for reform.