while we should take no option, including military action, off the table, sustained and aggressive diplomacy combined with tough sanctions should be our primary means to prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons.

I will do everything in my power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon--everything in my power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon--everything.

I support the 'one China' policy of the U.S., adherence to the three U.S.-PRC joint communiques concerning Taiwan, and observance of the Taiwan Relations Act.

We can cooperate with our Russian counterparts without pretending to be personal friends and without checking our values at the door.

Clearly, Africa has been and will remain a key priority for U.S. assistance.

We are going to take the bowling alley out of the White House. We are going to be putting in a basketball court.

Clutch. He's clutch.

I will say that I think we are putting together the best basketball-playing cabinet in American history.

I commend the Bush administration for its announced willingness to cooperate with the ICC in the Darfur investigation.

human rights violations based on sexual orientation must be part and parcel of any conversations we have about human rights.

We intend to strengthen these civilian capacities, recruiting our best and brightest to take on this challenge.