to the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds.

I will make clear that we will not accept 'spheres of influence' in Europe.

Sustainable economic growth in poor countries must be a core U.S. development policy objective.

Our addiction to foreign oil doesn't just undermine our national security and wreak havoc on our environment.

The goal is to expand the use of American-made hybrid cars, ensure that 10 percent of our electricity comes from renewable energy sources by 2012.

By exhausting diplomacy, we will be better able to rally the world to our side, strengthen multilateral sanctions, and to convince the Iranian people that their own government is the author of its isolation.

if my neighbor's house is on fire, even if they were smoking in the bedroom or leaving the stove on, right now my main incentive is to put out the fire so that it doesn't spread to my house.

the housing crisis has shaken not only the foundation of our economy, but the foundation of the American Dream.

HUD's role has never been more important.

I would define our security interests in Iraq the same as how the President-elect has defined it: A transition to an Iraqi Government that can take responsibility for its future and that leads a country at peace with itself and its…

Iraq is a sovereign country, and any steps we take on security matters moving forward will have to be taken in consultation with the Iraqis.