I am all about new beginnings. A new grandchild, another new hairstyle, a new email account. Why not a new relationship with the press?

Several people have told me that one of the most meaningful events they could attend would be something at the White House with their children.

I think we've got to look at corporate law. Back in the day when I studied it, there were different constituencies that were to be served, and I think there was a real wrong turn about 20 to 25 years ago when the theory began to be promoted that your highest duty - in fact, some would argue, your only duty - is to maximize shareholder return. I just don't buy it. And it wasn't the original underpinnings of the legal theory of corporate law.

I don't think it was progressive to vote to give gun makers and sellers immunity. I don't think it was progressive to vote against Ted Kennedy's immigration reform.

Property crime is down 40 percent. We just don't want to see it creep back up. We've had 25 years of very good cooperation.

And as secretary of state, I fought hard for American businesses to get a fair shot around the world and to stop underhanded trading practices like currency manipulation and the theft of intellectual property.

Symbols mean something and symbols often can spark hope and action in people particularly young people.