Military surge in Afghanistan to eliminate the Taliban.

Mandela's commitment to democracy was ratified not only by his election, but by his willingness to step down from power

I believe, in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., that there is such a thing as being too late, and when it comes to climate change, that hour is almost upon us.

My view is that discrimination against anyone at the ballot box is wrong and should have the full enforcement of the federal government.

I never understood that line. The point was to inhale. That was the point.

I want people around the world to hear me. To all those who would do us harm, no act of terror will go unpunished. It will not dim the light of the values that we proudly present to the rest of the world. No act of violence shakes the resolve of the United States of America.

Four years ago, I promised to end the war in Iraq. We did. I promised to refocus on the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11. We have. We've blunted the Taliban's momentum in Afghanistan, and in 2014, our longest war will be over. A new tower rises above the New York skyline, al Qaeda is on the path to defeat, and Osama bin Laden is dead.