I will not comment on or confirm what are alleged to be stolen State Department cables. But I can say that the United States deeply regrets the disclosure of any information that was intended to be confidential, including private discussions between counterparts or our diplomats' personal assessments and observations.

We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society.

Now I know that Wal-Mart's policies do not reflect the best way of doing business and the values that I think are important in America.

You show people what you're willing to fight for when you fight your friends.

It's true that America can't solve every problem, but I don't know of any major problem in the world that can be solved without us.

We have a lot of issues with corporate power that have to be addressed. My plan takes us further and it would do the job.

I don't think all the blame lies with Wall Street. I think a lot of the blame lies with the [George W.] Bush administration. They went back to trickle-down economics. They took their eye off the mortgage market, they took their eye off the finance markets, and we ended up in a big mess.