It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, family leave, health insurance, Social Security, Medicare, retirement plans. The cornerstones of the middle-class security all…

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Of course, violence will not end with our combat mission. Extremists will continue to set...

Of course, violence will not end with our combat mission. Extremists will continue to set...

On this solemn anniversary we join with their families and nations in honoring their memory.

On this solemn anniversary we join with their families and nations in honoring their memory.

This generations success is only possible because past generations felt a responsibility to each other...

This generations success is only possible because past generations felt a responsibility to each other...

But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in...

But what we can do, as flawed as we are, is still see God in...

If youre walking down the right path and youre willing to keep walking, eventually youll...

If youre walking down the right path and youre willing to keep walking, eventually youll...

Why can't I just eat my waffle?

Why can't I just eat my waffle?

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a...

A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a...

We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale...

We have proved that the true strength of our nation comes not from the scale...

We all knew this. We all knew that it would take more time than any...

We all knew this. We all knew that it would take more time than any...

Al Qaeda is still a threat. We cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama...

Al Qaeda is still a threat. We cannot pretend somehow that because Barack Hussein Obama...

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...

There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do...

There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do...

Let me even say before I even get inaugurated, during the transition we are going...

Let me even say before I even get inaugurated, during the transition we are going...

In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.

In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.

So while an incredible amount of progress has been made, on this fifth anniversary, I...

So while an incredible amount of progress has been made, on this fifth anniversary, I...

I've been fighting with Acorn, alongside Acorn, on issues you care about, my entire career.

I've been fighting with Acorn, alongside Acorn, on issues you care about, my entire career.

What do you think a stimulus is? It's spending - that's the whole point! Seriously.

What do you think a stimulus is? It's spending - that's the whole point! Seriously.

What Washington needs is adult supervision.

What Washington needs is adult supervision.

It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help...

It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help...

We are not at war against Islam.

We are not at war against Islam.