The quibble I have with President [Barack] Obama is,and I think some other people will have it, too is that the rhetoric is fine, and identifying the problem is fine. But it`s to use a football analogy, he sort of pushes it into the red zone, and then tends to settle for a field goal.

The world is less violent than it has ever been.

As progressives we believe in affordable health care for all Americans.

Boston is a tough and resilient town. So are its people. I'm supremely confident that Bostonians will pull together, take care of each other, and move forward as one proud city. And as they do, the American people will be with them every single step of the way.

I think that the Democratic Party is a big tent, which means that there are positions I may not agree with.

We have to focus on how do we ensure the economy works for everybody, and not just a few.

It is our generation's task, then, to reignite the true engine of America's economic growth - a rising, thriving middle class.