In Obama's Words

Obama meets with Des Moines family

All right, we're going way afield now. I mean, the -- so let me focus on your question...”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama holds question and answer session with Senate Democrats

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Obama's Press Conference

The most critical part of our strategy is to ensure that we do not return to an economic cycle of bubble and bust in this country.”

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Obama delivers remarks to workers

They are banking on you forgetting who caused this mess in the first place. But, Providence, it is up to you to let them know we have not forgotten.”

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Obama delivers remarks on health insurance reform

We need to give families and businesses more control over their own health insurance. And that's why we need to pass health care reform; not next year, not five years from now, not 10 years from now, but now.”

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Obama delivers remarks at a campaign fundraiser in New York City

Hello, New York! Oh, it is good to be back in New York City. We've got some folks here that I want to acknowledge. First of all, the event co-chairs Deepak Chopra, thank you. Paulette Cole, thank you. Reshma Saujani thank you. Russell Simmons, thank you. Got a couple of elected officials who are here -- Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney is here, and public advocate Bill de Blasio is here. I want to thank all the talent who participated -- Ben Folds, Ingrid Michaelson. The Roots are always in the house. And Aziz Ansari.”

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Obama delivers remarks at a reception for the Florida Democratic Party

Now, I'm bringing this up not to re-litigate the past. I just don't want to relive the past. It was hard enough -- it's been hard enough trying to rescue this economy the first time.”

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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.”

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Obama holds a news conference

I can tell you that, you know, some election nights are more fun than others. Some are exhilarating, some are humbling.”

Obama delivers remarks at a dinner for the DCCC

I know that because this has been a tough couple of years I've had people come back -- come up to me sometimes and say...I've got to admit, Mr. President, sometimes over the last couple of years, with all the negative ads and all the money that's been pouring in, all the filibustering and obstruction in Congress, sometimes I just start losing altitude, start losing hope. It just seems like change is so hard to bring about.”

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Obama makes remarks at fundraiser for Claire McCaskill

So just in case anybody is out there asking you about health care reform, that's our proposal. And it is a proposal whose time has come.”

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Obama delivers remarks at a campaign fundraiser at the Apollo Theater in Harlem

to know that Reverend Al Green was here -- "I'm so in love with you" -- Those guys didn't think I would do it. I told you I was going to do it. The Sandman did not come out. Don't worry, Rev., I cannot sing like you. But I just wanted to show my appreciation.”

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Obama delivers remarks on jobs in Scranton, Pa.

Scranton, we've taken some punches these last few years. But there's one thing I know about people here in Scranton, people in Pennsylvania, and people all across America: We are tougher than the times. We are America. We get back up. We fight back. We move forward. We don't give up. We get back up.”

• Other issues:Economy

Obama holds a news conference

I would love nothing more than to see Congress act so aggressively that I can't campaign against them as a do-nothing Congress.”

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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 and Biden delivers remarks at a DNC “Moving America Forward” rally in Cleveland

There is absolutely no reason that China should have faster railroads, that Singapore should have newer airports. We're the nation that built the transcontinental railroad. We're the nation that built the Interstate Highway System.”

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Obama delivers remarks at a rally for Senator Murray

She's helped a lot of people. She's solved a lot of problems. And now she needs our help so she can keep on fighting for you in the United States Senate.”

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Obama delivers remarks at a reception for Governor Ted Strickland; the First Lady also attends

Every step of the way has been hard. And if our parents and our grandparents and our great grandparents, if they hadn't had that stick-to-itness, if they had just gotten disheartened because some folks got grumpy and said some mean things about them and got cynical and told them you couldn't do it, we would not be here.”

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Obama gives speech at DNC fundraising reception

And not a single day goes by when I don't think of the time, the energy, the money, the undying faith that you put into a campaign that wasn't just about winning an election -- it was about changing a country.”

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Obama speaks at town hall meeting in Nashua, N.H.

So I won't walk away from these efforts. I won't walk away from these people. And I don't think Congress should either. I think we should keep working to get this done -- Democrats and Republicans together.”

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