Obama Ipsum

But my journey is part of a larger journey - one shared by all who've ever sought to apply the values of their faith to our society. If you have health care, my plan will lower your premiums. The times are too serious, the stakes are too high for this same partisan playbook. Today, America has a dual responsibility: to help Iraq forge a better future - and to leave Iraq to Iraqis. The Internet and television can bring knowledge and information, but also offensive sexuality and mindless violence. Many more are simply skeptical that real change can occur.

"If you're organizing churches," they said, "it might be helpful if you went to church once in a while." And I thought, "Well, I guess that makes sense." They are moral problems, rooted in both societal indifference and individual callousness - in the imperfections of man. Like the anger within the black community, these resentments aren't always expressed in polite company. Much has been made of the fact that an African-American with the name Barack Hussein Obama could be elected President. That does not mean we should ignore sources of tension. The Palestinian Authority must develop its capacity to govern, with institutions that serve the needs of its people.

Our conscience can't rest so long as 37 million Americans are poor and forgotten by their leaders in Washington and by the media elites. In my first book, Dreams From My Father, I described the experience of my first service at Trinity: More of you have cars you can't afford to drive, credit card bills you can't afford to pay, and tuition that's beyond your reach. We are the party of Kennedy. The dream of opportunity for all people has not come true for everyone in America, but its promise exists for all who come to our shores - that includes nearly seven million American Muslims in our country today who enjoy incomes and education that are higher than average. We are taking concrete actions to change course.

These people are a part of me. If you don't have a record to run on, then you paint your opponent as someone people should run from. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt's advancement. We meet at a time of tension between the United States and Muslims around the world - tension rooted in historical forces that go beyond any current policy debate. We would gladly bring every single one of our troops home if we could be confident that there were not violent extremists in Afghanistan and Pakistan determined to kill as many Americans as they possibly can. And we will match promising Muslim students with internships in America; invest in on-line learning for teachers and children around the world; and create a new online network, so a teenager in Kansas can communicate instantly with a teenager in Cairo.

Religious leaders like my friends Rev. Jim Wallis and Rabbi David Saperstein and Nathan Diament are working for justice and fighting for change. And although she can no longer travel, I know that she's watching tonight, and that tonight is her night as well. The fear and anger that it provoked was understandable, but in some cases, it led us to act contrary to our ideals. This issue has been a source of tension between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran. And I am hopeful that all countries in the region can share in this goal. We will open centers of scientific excellence in Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia, and appoint new Science Envoys to collaborate on programs that develop new sources of energy, create green jobs, digitize records, clean water, and grow new crops.

Thank you very much everybody.