For top executives to award themselves these kinds of compensation packages in the midst of this economic crisis isn't just bad taste, it's bad strategy, and I will not tolerate it as president.

Time is running out for Iran to address the international community's growing concerns about its nuclear program.

I see tragedy and comedy and pain and irony and all that stuff. But in the end I think life is fascinating, and I think people are more good than bad, and I think that the possibilities of prog­ress are real.

I make no apologies for us wanting to do this [bombing Iraq and Syria] appropriately and in a way that is consistent with American values.

My first job as commander in chief is to keep the American people safe.

We're not going to have you burdening the health system.

We remember, we rebuild, we come back stronger.