Barack Obama actually said...

"I have stated that I believe that our civilian aid efforts in Afghanistan have not been as successful as I would have liked due to a number of factors."

"However, I am pleased to note that as a result of President Obama's recently announced strategy, we are changing the overall engagement of the U.S. Government in Afghanistan."

"Colin Scott Cole Fulton, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, vice Roger Romulus Martella, Jr."

"I call upon the people of the United States to mark this observance by honoring the service of merchant mariners and by displaying the flag of the United States at their homes and in their communities..."