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In the end, that's what this election is about. Because next week, in Minnesota, the same party that brought you two terms of George Bush and Dick Cheney will ask this country for a third. And I am hopeful that all countries in the region can share in this goal.
In the young people who voted for the first time, and in those who got involved again after a very long time. I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions.
And I found that I recognized in these folks a part of myself. They are moral problems, rooted in both societal indifference and individual callousness - in the imperfections of man. And occasionally it finds voice in the church on Sunday morning, in the pulpit and in the pews. And today, we import triple the amount of oil as the day that Senator McCain took office. But all of us must recognize that education and innovation will be the currency of the 21st century, and in too many Muslim communities there remains underinvestment in these areas.
This is a problem that's brought together churches and synagogues and mosques and people of all faiths as part of a grassroots movement. It means continuing to insist on a full measure of justice in every aspect of American life. Finally, I want to discuss economic development and opportunity.
And all across the country, communities of faith are sponsoring day care programs, building senior centers, and in so many other ways, taking part in the project of American renewal. Some will see this as an attempt to justify or excuse comments that are simply inexcusable. Why else would he define middle-class as someone making under five million dollars a year? How else could he propose hundreds of billions in tax breaks for big corporations and oil companies but not one penny of tax relief to more than one hundred million Americans? How else could he offer a health care plan that would actually tax people's benefits, or an education plan that would do nothing to help families pay for college, or a plan that would privatize Social Security and gamble your retirement? It's not because John McCain doesn't care. And as someone who watched my mother argue with insurance companies while she lay in bed dying of cancer, I will make certain those companies stop discriminating against those who are sick and need care the most. I will rebuild our military to meet future conflicts.
Thank you, God Bless you, and God Bless the United States of America.