In Obama's Words

Obama, with Vice President Joe Biden, hold town hall on high speed rail in Tampa, Fla.

I seem to remember coming to Tampa two weeks before the election and you know what I said? This is a quote, people can check -- I'm sure it was reported in the newspapers. I said, "Change never comes without a fight." That was true then. It's true now.”

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Obama delivers remarks on the economy in Columbis, Ohio

What we've tried to do whenever we are in a setting like this is to talk about the things that folks are going through day to day, because, look, I'll be honest with you, sometimes when you're in Washington you get caught up with the particular legislative battles or, you know, the media spin on certain issues, and sometimes you lose touch in terms of what folks are talking about around the kitchen table.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama's Remarks at Stimulus Bill Signing

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that I will sign today, a plan that meets the principles I laid out in January, is the most sweeping economic recovery package in our history.”

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Obama delivers remarks on the economy at Rolls-Royce Crosspointe in Virginia

I want us to make stuff here and sell it over there. I don't want our stuff made over there and selling it over here. And that's exactly what you're doing here at the largest Rolls- Royce facility in the world. That's what you're doing by building the key components of newer, faster, more fuel efficient jet engines.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama addresses a joint session of Congress

The people of this country work hard to meet their responsibilities. The question tonight is whether we'll meet ours. The question is whether, in the face of an ongoing national crisis, we can stop the political circus and actually do something to help the economy. The question -- the question is whether we can restore some of the fairness and security that has defined this nation since our beginning.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama delivers remarks at Labor Day event in Detroit, Mich.

If you want to know who helped lay these cornerstones of an American middle class you just have to look for the union label.”

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Obama addresses the United Nations General Assembly

The common thread of progress is the principle that government is accountable to its citizens. And the diversity in this room makes clear -- no one country has all the answers, but all of us must answer to our own people.”

• Other issues:Foreign Policy

Obama delivers remarks with former President Bill Clinton on Better Building Initiative

Now is not the time to slam the brakes on the recovery. Right now, it's time to step on the gas.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama delivers remarks on the economy in Fremont, Calif.

And as work continues in the next couple of months to complete relief wells, my administration is intensively engaged with scientists and engineers to explore all alternative options, and we're going to bring every resource necessary to put a stop to this thing.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama Holds Town Hall in Arnold, Mo.

Today, on my 100th day in office, I've come back to report to you, the American people, that we have begun to pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off, and we've begun the work of remaking America.”

• Other issues:Economy, Government and Politics

Obama delivers remarks at the United Auto Workers conference

We could have just kicked the problem down the road. The other option was to do absolutely nothing and let these companies fail. And you will recall there were some politicians who said we should do that. Some even said we should "let Detroit go bankrupt." You remember that? Think about what that choice would have meant for this country, if we had turned our backs on you, if America had thrown in the towel, if GM and Chrysler had gone under.”

• Other issues:Economy, Transportation

Obama is interview on CBS's "60 Minutes"

Now, I've already committed to a transition, starting in July, where we're going to begin drawing down our troops in Afghanistan. But it's important to understand that our job's not yet finished and that we've got to make sure that we leave an Afghanistan that can secure itself, that does not, again, become a safe haven for terrorist activity. But I think that that can be accomplished on the timeline that I've already set out.”

• Other issues:National Security and Intelligence

Obama interviewed on CBS' "60 Minutes"

Well, it was certainly one of the most satisfying weeks, not only for my presidency, but I think for the United States since I've been president. Obviously, bin Laden had been not only a symbol of terrorism, but a mass murderer who's -- had eluded justice for so long, and so many families who have been affected, I think, had given up hope. And for us to be able to definitively say, "We got the man who caused thousands of deaths here in the United States," was something that I think all of us were profoundly grateful to be a part of.”

Obama and President Carlos Mauricio Funes of El Salvador hold joint news conference in San Salvador

Today, we're also launching a new effort to confront the narco- traffickers and gangs that have caused so much violence in all of our countries, and especially here in Central America. Our two nations already cooperate very closely in the fight against these criminals. As I said in my speech yesterday, the United States will do our part as the nations of Central America develop a new joint security strategy this spring. Under the Central American Citizen Security Partnership that I'm announcing today, we'll focus $200 million to support efforts here in the region, including addressing, as President Funes indicated, the social and economic forces that drive young people towards criminality. We'll help strengthen courts, civil society groups and institutions that uphold the rule of law. And we'll work closely with regional partners like Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Canada, and international partners like Spain, the European Union and the Inter- American Development Bank. This has to be a coordinated effort that draws on the unique expertise of different countries and institutions.”

• Other issues:Foreign Policy

Obama and President Yudhoyono hold a joint press conference

Now, obviously, much has been made of the fact that this marks my return to where I lived as a young boy. I will tell you, though, that I barely recognized it. As I was driving down the streets, the only building that was there when I first moved to Jakarta was Sarinah. Now it's one of the shorter buildings on the road.”

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Obama delivers remarks at the Millennium Development Goals Conference

...let's put to rest the old myth that development is mere charity that does not serve our interests.”

• Other issues:Economy, Foreign Policy

Obama delivers a speech on the economy at Carnegie Mellon University

From our efforts to rescue the economy to health insurance reform to financial reform, most have sat on the sidelines and shouted from the bleachers.”

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Obama delivers closing remarks at White House jobs summit

We can create new jobs, spur enormous amounts of business opportunities for the clean tech sector, but we're also laying the groundwork for energy independence, and we also... set up the prospect that it would pay for itself from ultimate energy savings.”

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Obama Delivers Remarks on Community Colleges

This is a place where anyone -- anyone with a desire to learn and to grow, to take their career to a new level or start a new career altogether, has the opportunity to pursue their dream -- right here at Macomb.”

• Other issues:Education

Obama Delivers Remarks on Health Care Reform at the American Medical Association's Annual Meeting in Chicago

To say it as plainly as I can, health care is the single most important thing we can do for America's long-term fiscal health. That is a fact.”

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