I am thankful for the extraordinary responsibility that the American people have placed in me.

This is not one country or one region of the world's problem alone.

HIV/AIDS does not discriminate as it infiltrates neighborhoods and communities.

I urge the Governors of the States and the territories... to provide support and comfort to those living with this disease.

I hereby pardon Courage so that he can live out the rest of his days in peace and tranquility in Disneyland.

We are, as ever, a people of endless compassion, boundless ingenuity, limitless strength.

You know, there's certain days that remind me of why I ran for this office. And then there are moments like this, where I pardon a turkey and send it to Disneyland. But every single day I am thankful for the extraordinary responsibility that the American people have placed in me.

After eight years, some of those years in which we did not have, I think, either the resources or the strategy to get the job done, it is my intention to finish the job.

To the future that beckons all of us. Let us answer its call, and let our two great nations realize all the triumphs and achievement that await us.

it is my intention to finish the job.

I feel very confident that when the American people hear a clear rationale for what we're doing there and how we intend to achieve our goals that they will be supportive.

One of the things that I think makes us such strong allies is the people-to-people contact.

This important not just to the United States, but it's important to the world.

The Commission may examine issues linked to specific technologies.

I think that the United States and India are natural allies not just around counterterrorism issues, but on a whole host of issues.

Pakistan has an enormously important role in the security of the region.

So I propose a toast to all of you.

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