In the executive branch, winning by a whisker is as good as winning in a landslide, but not so in the Senate.

Well, usually when you talk about a mandate, you're talking about an overwhelming win. I don't think by any measurement the 2004 election was an overwhelming win.

In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid.

Students of America, working families of America: President Obama will not turn his back on you.

I had supported Governor George W. Bush over Senator John McCain in the 2000 Rhode Island presidential primary.

Certainly the Republican Party changed and I never changed, as I became an independent my values never changed whether it's on fiscal responsibility, environment or using government tools to help the less fortunate.

Israelis can be proud of the vibrant democracy that they have created, and I know that many Rhode Islanders share my deep appreciation for the close friendship between our two nations.