But race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now. We would be making the same mistake that Reverend Wright made in his offending sermons about America - to simplify and stereotype and amplify the negative to the point that it distorts reality.

We continue to stand united with Germany and our NATO allies in our ongoing efforts to build peace and stability in Afghanistan.

This pleased Onyango, for to him knowledge was the source of all the white man's power, and he wanted to make sure that his son was as educated as any white man.

We want everybody to act like adults, quit playing games, realize that it's not just my way or the highway.

Nobody cares how tough your upbringing was. Nobody cares if you suffered some discrimination.

I think, as you get older, that's when your ambitions become "peculiar".

I've been fighting with Acorn, alongside Acorn, on issues you care about, my entire career.