Jimmy Carter: “It amounts to interference with the pardon power which is invested in the President by the Constitution.”

the federal, state and local government process to get the money appropriated to the families so they can start rebuilding their homes is a total disaster.

I think that sends a clear signal to Maliki that we won't be there indefinitely and my hope is that they'll be a commitment by the world community including the controversial nations of Syria and Iran.

Our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss. Without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy.

I say to you, quite frankly, that the time for racial discrimination is over.