America, this is our moment. This is our time. Our time to turn the page on the policies of the past. Our time to bring new energy and new ideas to the challenges we face. Our time to offer a new direction for the country we love.

National legislation will prevent other states' flawed concealed-weapons laws from threatening the safety of Illinois residents.

And I believe the nation that invented the automobile cannot walk away from it.

What is true in the South is true for America.

Peace is not just the absence of war. True peace depends upon creating the opportunity that makes life worth living. And to do that, we must confront the common enemies of human beings: nuclear weapons and poverty; ignorance and disease.

Despite all the noise and hullabaloo - military cooperation, intelligence cooperation, all of that has continued. We have defended them consistently in every imaginable way. But I also believe that both for our national interests and Israel's national interests that allowing an ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians that could get worse and worse over time is a problem. And that settlements contribute.

This week I've travelled more than 15,000 miles from America to China to Burma to Australia. I have no idea what time it is right now.