Meanwhile, our young men and women whose economic circumstances make military service a viable career choice are dying bravely in a war with no end in sight.

My president will boldly throw 1 million into poverty.

Immigrants have faced huge obstacles to achieving the American Dream, yet have persevered to overcome them.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was indeed a vital instrument of democracy, ensuring the integrity and reliability of a democratic process that we as a Country hold so dear.

The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery.

We all have a large stake in preserving our democracy, but I maintain that those without power in our society, the black, the brown, the poor of all colors, have the largest stake not because we have the most to lose, but because we have worked the hardest, and given the most, for what we have achieved.

The Iraq war took priority over domestic disaster prevention.