America is the only developed nation in the world with no guaranteed paid leave of any kind. That means we're leaving a whole lot of talent on the sidelines.

The safe haven that al-Qaida has found in Pakistan is very troubling.

Women have always been the primary victims of war. Women lose their husbands, their fathers, their sons in combat. Women often have to flee from the only homes they have ever known. Women are often the refugees from conflict and sometimes, more frequently in today's warfare, victims. Women are often left with the responsibility, alone, of raising the children.

I have not supported same-sex marriage. I have supported civil partnerships and contractual relationships.

I have gone from a Barry Goldwater Republican to a New Democrat, but I think my underlying values have remained pretty constant; individual responsibility and community. I do not see those as being mutually inconsistent.

We have undocumented immigrants in America who are paying more federal income tax than a billionaire. I find that just astonishing.

Hundreds of thousands of kids now have a chance to be adopted because I worked to change our adoption and foster care system.