President Obama knows that wars are not to be entered into lightly; he knows that overseas conflicts don't only do damage in the land in which they are fought, but in the land of those who fight them, as well.

American education is still the wonder of the world, and we must open the schoolhouse doors, not close them.

America stood at the summit of power, emerging from the Cold War as an economic, cultural and military force without equal.

I was born in 1953, so that's the Eisenhower administration.

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

As a former Republican, I represent a group of Americans who all too often have no one to speak for them. This group doesn't necessarily have a name. We've been called 'moderates,' but that term can be misleading.

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.