Barack Obama actually said...

Decisions about how Recovery Act dollars are spent will be based on the merits.

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...