We must urgently begin to rebuild the bonds of trust and respect among Americans. Restoring trust in our politics, our press, our markets.

I am a very committed person when it comes to finding common ground.

Senator Kennedy inspired so many with his decades of service, so I can't think of a more fitting tribute then working to educate and motivate future generations of citizens and public servants alike.

The money has to go to the federal government because the federal government will spend that money better than the private sector will spend it.

The need for peace in Northern Ireland goes well beyond political stability. It now speaks to regional Europe and even global stability.

I want to teach. I want to speak. I want to travel.

That is what I want to make clear today. A man with a long history of racial discrimination, who traffics in dark conspiracy theories drawn from the pages of supermarket tabloids and the far, dark reaches of the Internet, should never run our government or command our military.