Above all, our freedom endures because of the men and women in uniform who defend it.

If you're 54 or 55, you might want to listen because this will affect you. The idea, which was originally presented by Congressman Ryan, your running mate, is that we would give a voucher to seniors and they could go out in the private marketplace and buy their own health insurance.

How do we in the African American community build a culture in which we are saying to our kids, "Here's what it takes to succeed. Here's the sacrifices you need to make to be able to get ahead. Here's how we support each other. Here's how we look out for each other."

But you see, a rich country like America can perhaps afford to be stupid.

The US and Australia have a lot in common. One of the things we have in common is we produce a lot of carbon.

It’s not that I want to punish your success. I want to make sure that everybody who is behind you, that they’ve got a chance for success, too. My attitude is that if the economy’s good for folks from the bottom up, it’s gonna be good for everybody. I think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.

We will continue to deepen our engagement using every element of American power - diplomacy, military, economic development, the power of our values and our ideals.