He said that he was going to get us out of Iraq. I asked him, are we going to go into Afghanistan with more troops, because that's what President Bush wants to do right now.

When I go to Iraq and I have a chance to talk to some of the commanders on the ground, I'm sure I'll have more information and we'll continue to refine my policies.

That I would bring our troops home at a pace of one to two brigades per month and at that pace we would have our combat troops out in 16 months. That position has not changed. I have not equivocated on that position.

Our economy has lost another 62,000 jobs is a stark reminder that far too many Americans will spend this holiday out of work and struggling to provide for their families because of the failed policies of the last eight years.

The American people are paying the price for the failed economic policies of the past eight years, and we can't afford four more years of more of the same.

As President, I'll move us in a new direction with policies to restore broad-based, bottom up growth that benefits all Americans.

I still believe it's a good idea to have a partnership between the White House and grassroots groups, both faith-based and secular.

That's the kind of real progress that can be made when we empower faith-based organizations.

Make no mistake, as someone who used to teach constitutional law, I believe deeply in the separation of church and state, but I don't believe this partnership will endanger that idea.

I have never been ashamed to talk about my Christian faith.

I've never been ashamed to talk about my Christian faith.