Barack Obama actually said...

Let us remember the words that were written by the poet Saadi so many years ago: 'The children of Adam are limbs to each other, having been ...

We know that you are a great civilization, and your accomplishments have earned the respect of the United States and the world.

Executive departments and agencies shall develop transparent, merit-based selection criteria that will guide their available discretion...

We must not allow Recovery Act funds to be distributed on the basis of factors other than the merits of proposed projects.