I'll change the posture of our federal government from being one of the most anti-science administrations in American history to one that embraces science and technology.

I'm asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington . . . I'm asking you to believe in yours." Keeping faith with those who serve must always be a core American value and a cornerstone of American patriotism. Because America's commitment to its servicemen and women begins at enlistment, and it must never end.

That window is closing. . . . Now, the clock is ticking. . . . We're not going to have these talks just drag out in a stalling process. . . . We haven't given away anything - other than the opportunity for us to negotiate

There are some exceptions: Chicago, my hometown, in particular. But overall in the country this is a much safer place than it used to be.

We can seize this future together because we are not as divided as our politics suggests.

You work with what you got.

Al Qaeda is still a threat. We cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama got elected as president, suddenly everything is going to be OK.