That in no other country on Earth is my story even possible.

She is the love of my life, the rock of our household.

When I go to Iraq and I have a chance to talk to some of the commanders on the ground, I'm sure I'll have more information and we'll continue to refine my policies.

That I would bring our troops home at a pace of one to two brigades per month and at that pace we would have our combat troops out in 16 months. That position has not changed. I have not equivocated on that position.

He said that he was going to get us out of Iraq. I asked him, are we going to go into Afghanistan with more troops, because that's what President Bush wants to do right now.

I asked him if he wanted to get out of Iraq. He said that he was going to get us out of Iraq.

Apparently, I wasn't clear enough this morning on my position with respect to the war in Iraq. I have said throughout this campaign that this war was ill-conceived, that it was a strategic blunder, and that it needs to come to an end.

that I would bring our troops home at a pace of one to two brigades per month, and, at that pace, we would have the combat troops out in 16 months. That position has not changed. I have not equivocated on that position.

I would always reserve the right to do what's best in America's national interests.

I think what's happened is that the McCain campaign primed the pump with the press to suggest that somehow we were changing our policy when we hadn't.

Our economy has lost another 62,000 jobs is a stark reminder that far too many Americans will spend this holiday out of work and struggling to provide for their families because of the failed policies of the last eight years.

As President, I'll move us in a new direction with policies to restore broad-based, bottom up growth that benefits all Americans.

The American people are paying the price for the failed economic policies of the past eight years, and we can't afford four more years of more of the same.

I still believe it's a good idea to have a partnership between the White House and grassroots groups, both faith-based and secular.

Make no mistake, as someone who used to teach constitutional law, I believe deeply in the separation of church and state, but I don't believe this partnership will endanger that idea.

That's the kind of real progress that can be made when we empower faith-based organizations.

I have talked to families who are having to make different choices about the food they buy because they're out an extra $100 or $150 or even $200 a month that used to go groceries now goes to the gas tank.

The fact is, leaders in both parties have recognized the value of a partnership between the White House and faith-based groups.