Jimmy Carter: “I'm very grateful for the leadership that has been shown by these men and by the courageous action in the Senate this…”

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.

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

Well, the agreement is not supposed to help the Cuban dictators and it doesn't. But the agreement does it helps both the Cuban people and the American people in the long-term.

Without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy.