Barack Obama

My plan says 'Let's restore some balance to our tax code.'

Imagine a President who fought each day to narrow the gap between the world as it is and the world as it should be.

I never would have begun this campaign if I weren't confident I could win.

I truly believe we can bring about the world that Harry and Eliza Briggs dreamed of for their children.

Offer a fundamentally different choice for the American people.

The middle class have been treading water or worse.

One by one, the volunteers decided to stay.

It's a special honor to be here in Clarendon County.

Unite the country behind a sense of common purpose.

I know that America today is still blind to the poverty in our midst.

This administration has further divided Wall Street from Main Street.

Change that is not just a slogan - but change we can believe in.

Let's make sure that tax breaks are given to people who really need it.

I am running because I refuse to accept that the way it is, is the way it has to be.

And it's the belief that led me into public service more than two decades ago.

Close these corporate loopholes the lobbyists put in.

The bedrock, the foundation of our economy is our workers.

A quality education is worth fighting for.

We are not going to be engaging in combat activities day-to-day in Iraq.

I think that it is important to understand that there are no good options in Iraq.

I have said previously that I would not be surprised to see some spikes in violence as we begin the withdrawal.

I will remove all our combat troops.

I do not believe that we can remove troops at the pace that Governor Richardson was talking about.

My first step would be to call in the joint chiefs of staff.

I think the only way we are going to get the Iraqi factions to focus their attention is if they understand that we are proceeding with a withdrawal.