No religion is responsible for terrorism. People are responsible for violence and terrorism.

John McCain likes to say that he'll follow bin Laden to the Gates of Hell - but he won't even go to the cave where he lives.

I'm no longer just a candidate. I'm the President. I know what it means to send young Americans into battle, for I have held in my arms the mothers and fathers of those who didn't return. I've shared the pain of families who've lost their homes, and the frustration of workers who've lost their jobs.

We can lead this world and make it safer and more secure for our children and our grandchildren, for generations to come.

We are an American family and we rise and fall together as one nation.

I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If you're sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me - so am I.

The worst thing that colonialism did was to cloud our view of our past.