The increase in the minimum wage I said I could accept amounts to 27 percent -- totalling 90 cents an hour in three equal annual increments of 30 cents.

Ethanol is a homegrown energy alternative.

With the leadership assembled in this room, we can break the stalemate that has hindered progress on clean air for the past decade.

Every American expects and deserves to breathe clean air, and as President, it is my mission to guarantee it -- for this generation and for the generations to come.

We cannot, we must not, fail.

It is our solemn duty to ensure that the Stars and Stripes remain a symbol of a land that is good and free.

Guarantees represent an important means of support for U.S. exports and involve only a limited subsidy.

We discussed how important it is for all elements of Pakistan society to ensure that democracy isn't just an abstract concept, but that it works.

It was the great Pakistani poet-philosopher Muhammad Iqbal who once observed, simply, 'Love is freedom and honor.'

And throughout our talks we reaffirmed the values which bind us, bind the United States and Pakistan -- values of faith and family and the dignity of work.

Pakistan deserves great credit and admiration for its extraordinary, extraordinary humanitarian efforts in support of the millions of Afghan refugees during this period.

To America, you are a wise leader who embodies the very spirit of her people.