Obama Ipsum

But we also know our conscience cannot rest so long as the war goes on in Iraq. Yet in this new age, such attitudes are self-defeating. Iraq's sovereignty is its own. Progress in the daily lives of the Palestinian people must be part of a road to peace, and Israel must take concrete steps to enable such progress. But we can only achieve it together.

And meeting them won't be easy. But the remarks that have caused this recent firestorm weren't simply controversial. Let us find that common stake we all have in one another, and let our politics reflect that spirit as well. And now is the time to keep the promise of equal pay for an equal day's work, because I want my daughters to have exactly the same opportunities as your sons.

I'd been inspired by the civil rights movement - by all the clear-eyed, straight-backed, courageous young people who'd boarded buses and traveled down South to march and sit at lunch counters, and lay down their lives in some cases for freedom. But she didn't. And I've seen it in this campaign.

There is so much fear, so much mistrust. And I want to particularly say this to young people of every faith, in every country - you, more than anyone, have the ability to remake this world.

To Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin; and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation; So let there be no doubt: the situation for the Palestinian people is intolerable. To play a role in fulfilling Palestinian aspirations, and to unify the Palestinian people, Hamas must put an end to violence, recognize past agreements, and recognize Israel's right to exist. Each nation gives life to this principle in its own way, grounded in the traditions of its own people.

Thank you.