Despite what some people have said, President Bush did not want black people to die in New Orleans. However, he did hope they would not relocate to any areas of Texas that he likes to frequent.

Well I think that you have to be open and honest in order to learn from your mistakes and be able to correct them in the future to understand what would happen to take things off course. And if we don't address these issues openly and honestly then we don't learn.

The Orange Revolution was a powerful example of democracy around the world. The people of Ukraine are continuing to shape their own future.

Isn't it my right to talk and say what I want to?

I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance of public service.

The Iraq war was not necessary.

I remember my mom saying to me that what your friends do is one thing, but what you do could be on the front page of the paper.