Through service, I found a community that embraced me; a church to belong to; citizenship that was meaningful; the direction I'd been seeking.

I think Iran continues to be a threat to some of its neighbors in the region.

hold a roundtable discussion on the increasing burden of skyrocketing credit card debt on Iowa's middle class families

It's amazing how you go from being DOA to being a genius in about three weeks.

All these accusations that are starting to come out, seem to correspond to shifts in political fortune.

deliver a policy speech on the campus of Cornell College

participate in the National Public Radio/Iowa Public Radio Debate

This World AIDS Day is a time to reflect on what this global crisis is costing us.

Anyone who tells you otherwise is more interested in scoring points than solving problems.

As President, I will end the war in Iraq.

I run for the Presidency of the United States of America because that's the party America needs us to be right now.

I will raise it to keep pace so that workers don't fall behind.

A nation healed. A world repaired. An America that believes again.

I'm in this race for the same reason that I fought for jobs for the jobless and hope for the hopeless.

That is what I will fight to do as President.

It's a time to draw hope from the extraordinary perseverance of those helping combat this disease around the world.

And what makes all of this so heartbreaking is that it was - in each and every case - entirely preventable.

We cannot give the boy back the parents he lost or the woman back the future she had dreamed of.

We are in a defining moment in our history.

What's stopping us is not a lack of knowledge or resources, but a lack of will.

I want to be President of the United States of America.

I never expected to be here, I always knew this journey was improbable.

The values I learned as the son of a single mother, as the grandson of a strong Midwestern woman and from my wife and two daughters are a not only a part of who I am, but a part of what keeps me fighting for change in this country.

What I am hearing from women across the country is that they are looking for a leader who will put them first, who will remember that balancing work and family is a challenge for millions.

Representative Berry has been a tireless leader in her community, and she will play a vital role in our campaign's outreach efforts in Waterloo and across Iowa.