Any time bombs are used to target civilians it is an act of terror.

We've got an extraordinarily complex tax system that's full of loopholes that are exploited by special interests. I'd like to see those loopholes closed.

I do love the Waldorf-Astoria, though. You know, I hear that from the doorstep you can see all the way to the Russian tea room.

Since taking office, I've made it clear that the United States was prepared to begin a new chapter of engagement with the Islamic Republic of Iran. We offered the Iranian government a clear choice. It could fulfill its international obligations and realize greater security, deeper economic and political integration with the world, and a better future for all Iranians. Or it could continue to flout its responsibilities and face even more pressure and isolation.

The interests of all Cypriots would be advanced with a bizonal bicommunal federation.

If you want to know who we are, who America is, how we respond to evil-that's it: selflessly, compassionately, unafraid.

I know that gaps can be closed. And they can be closed substantially, more than I think we believe.