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The United States And Our Allies Are Determined: We Refuse To Live In The Shadow Of This Ultimate Danger.

People Expect Those In Authority To Take On Big Problems And To Solve Them. We Had An Opportunity To Reform Social Security In A Way That Would Have Protected People's Benefits And Created A Solvent System. Younger Workers Would Be Confident That The Money They Were Putting Into The System Would Be Available To Them When They Retired. It Was A Missed Opportunity. I Regret That.

Eid Is A Time Of Joy, After A Season Of Fasting And Prayer And Reflection. Each Year, The End Of Ramadan Means Celebration And Thanksgiving For Millions Of Americans. And Your Joy During This Season Enriches The Life Of Our Great Country. This Year, Eid Is Celebrated At The Same Time As Hanukkah And Advent. So It's A Good Time For People Of These Great Faiths, Islam, Judaism And Christianity, To Remember How Much We Have In Common: Devotion To Family, A Commitment To Care For Those In Need, A Belief In God And His Justice, And The Hope For Peace On Earth.

The Peaceful Transfer Of Authority Is Rare In History, Yet Common In Our Country. With A Simple Oath, We Affirm Old Traditions And Make New Beginnings.

The Fingers And Toes And Beating Hearts That We Can See On An Unborn Child's Ultrasound Come With Something That We Cannot See: A Soul