I found this national debt, doubled, wrapped in a big bow waiting for me as I stepped into the Oval Office.

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Ive been fighting with Acorn, alongside Acorn, on issues you care about, my entire career.

Ive been fighting with Acorn, alongside Acorn, on issues you care about, my entire career.

No one is pro-abortion.

No one is pro-abortion.

After a century of striving, after a year of debate, after a historic vote, health...

After a century of striving, after a year of debate, after a historic vote, health...

In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics...

In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics...

If you make under $250,000 a year, like 98% of American families, your taxes shouldnt...

If you make under $250,000 a year, like 98% of American families, your taxes shouldnt...

We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of...

We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of...

People don't expect government to solve all their problems. But they sense, deep in their...

People don't expect government to solve all their problems. But they sense, deep in their...

Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United...

Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United...

Its not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy...

Its not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy...

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It...

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It...

In America, theres a failure to appreciate Europes leading role in the world.

In America, theres a failure to appreciate Europes leading role in the world.

My family, frankly, they weren't folks who went to church every week. My mother was...

My family, frankly, they weren't folks who went to church every week. My mother was...

Contrary to the claims of some of my critics and some of the editorial pages,...

Contrary to the claims of some of my critics and some of the editorial pages,...

I don't take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they...

I don't take a dime of their [lobbyist] money, and when I am president, they...

I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000...

I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000...

The United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of...

The United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of...

And I will do everything that I can as long as I am President of...

And I will do everything that I can as long as I am President of...

John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded.

John Kerry believes in an America where hard work is rewarded.

Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.

Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.

Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture,...

Today we are engaged in a deadly global struggle for those who would intimidate, torture,...