This government does not torture people.

She gave me a look that only a mother could give a child.

as much as humanly possible we make sure this doesn't happen again.

It is a signal that those who wear our country's military uniform will never be abandoned.

I saw one of the ugliest and angriest women I have ever seen in my entire life. Boy, she was really bad. And she charged my car with a sign.

And then he will walk in the Oval Office, and there will be a moment when the responsibilities of the president land squarely on his shoulders.

I'm going to be very excited about being at the inaugural tomorrow.

Like all who have held this office before me, I have experienced setbacks, and there are things I would do differently, if given the chance.

Our nation is equipped with new tools to monitor the terrorists' movements, freeze their finances, and break up their plots.

I made decisions. They may have been wrong. I hope that you'll understand that I made them with the best intentions.

While our nation is safer than it was seven years ago, the gravest threat to our people remains another terrorist attack. We must resist complacency. We must keep our resolve. And we must never let down our guard.

This is a moment of hope and pride for our whole nation. And I join all Americans in offering best wishes to President-elect Obama, his wife, Michelle, and their two beautiful girls.