Barack Obama actually said...

It's going to require a victory of practicality and common sense and good policymaking over short-term politics.

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and commend the National Endowment for Democracy's 2009 Democracy Award recipients.

If you go to serve.gov--serve.gov--that will give you an entire toolkit for how you can sign up for service in your communities.

We are fortunate that these two extraordinary individuals are willing to assume the awesome responsibilities associated with serving as a tr...