Jimmy Carter: “I am signing H.R. 7553, the public works appropriations bill.”

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 think the last report I saw was that 28 loans have been made for people to rebuild their own homes.

Carter says the animosity directed at the president over health care, the big bailouts, is being driven because Mr. Obama is a black man.

Inside Israel, there's no semblance of apartheid. It's a wonderful democracy, with everyone treated the same.