And frankly, being a woman I think gives me a slightly different take on a lot of the issues and on a lot of the solutions to the problems we face.

I think its time to get a reapportionment process that frankly takes out the incumbency protection and the raw politics of the process.

It's time to take the 'Men Only' sign off the White House door.

We must invest in infrastructure development and rebuilding communities to create jobs.

It's not impossible for a woman - a Black woman - to become President.

I think the legacy of the civil rights movement is that now whites are more open to being represented by people of color or people who are women or, again, non-traditional candidates.

If we can rebuild Iraq, we can rebuild Illinois and Indiana and if we can do Baghdad, we can do Baltimore.