Barack Obama

That's why our budget makes a historic commitment to comprehensive health care reform.

My Administration is committed to ensuring that public funds are expended responsibly and in a transparent manner.

We seek instead engagement that is honest and grounded in mutual respect.

But at this holiday we are reminded of the common humanity that binds us together.

The United States wants the Islamic Republic of Iran to take its rightful place in the community of nations.

Pursuant to my constitutional authority to conduct the foreign relations of the United States, I have determined that it is in the foreign policy interest of the United States to defer for 12 months the removal of any Liberian national.

They expect to see their hard-earned money spent efficiently.

I'm committed to being that kind of partner.

Today I want to extend my very best wishes to all who are celebrating Nowruz around the world.

It's a future where the old divisions are overcome, where you and all of your neighbors and the wider world can live in greater security and greater peace.

I direct you to take the necessary steps to implement for eligible Liberians a deferral of enforced departure from the United States for 12 months from March 31, 2009.

I'm skeptical of quid pro quo deals of this kind. Successful diplomacy rarely involves trades of completely unrelated issues.

Russian internal political developments have definitely been going in the wrong direction for some time now.

An offer to scrap our missile defense plans just because the Russians offer 'help' does not seem like such a good deal.

The United States must boost its presence in the Arctic.

I support efforts to negotiate lower United States and Russian nuclear weapons levels, to reduce Russia's tactical nuclear weapon stockpile.

The national security of both Russia and the United States will suffer if the world experiences a breakdown of the nonproliferation regime.

Unless the United States and Russia provide strong leadership in this area, the coming surge in demand for nuclear power will lead more and more nations to seek their own enrichment facilities.

I say our challenges are too big to ignore.

I understand how mad everybody is about this AIG bonus business. I understand that, as I said before, I'm mad. And even though I didn't draw up these AIG contracts, my White House didn't, it's my responsibility to fix the system.

Now, the question is, who in their right mind, when your company is going bust, decides we're going to be paying a whole bunch of bonuses to people?

Our children's futures depend on it.

I think that part of the calculation they were making was the way the contracts were written.

You're living it every day.

It's good to be back in California.