America is looking for answers. She's looking for a new direction; the world is looking for a light. That light can come from America's great North Star; it can come from Alaska.

I'm just one of many moms who will say an extra prayer each night for our sons and daughters going into harm's way.

For a season, a gifted speaker can inspire with his words, but for a lifetime John McCain has inspired with his deeds.

Children with special needs inspire a very, very special love.

To the families of special needs children all across this country I have a message for you: for years you have sought to make America a more welcoming place for your sons and daughters, and I pledge to you that if we're elected, you will have a friend, an advocate, in The White House.

Canada needs to dismantle its public health-care system and allow private enterprise to get involved and turn a profit.

I used to wonder if the occasionally rough edges of politics were unique here under the Great North Star. But I ventured out a bit this past year, and I tell you that, as partisan quarrels go, ours really aren't so bad.