Barack Obama actually said...

It is with deep regret that I accept Governor Bill Richardson's decision to withdraw his name for nomination as the next Secretary of Commer...

America faces great and growing challenges—challenges that threaten our nation's economy and our dreams for the future.

And in this new year, let us resolve to do so once again.

These are America's problems, and we must come together as Americans to meet them with the urgency this moment demands.