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It's Really Important, Obviously, For People To Realize That It Is A Very Small Percentage, Only 1 Percent Of Our Total Economy, Of Our Total Budget, And I Think That's Important For People To Know. But I Also Know That Americans Are Very Generous And That Many, Many Americans Are Proud That Their Taxpayer Dollar Has Saved Lives In Africa Through The President's Malaria Initiative Or Through Pepfar, The Emergency Relief Plan For Aids.

Libraries Allow Children To Ask Questions About The World And Find The Answers. And The Wonderful Thing Is That Once A Child Learns To Use A Library, The Doors To Learning Are Always Open.

In Many Developing Countries, Girls Don't Go To School. They Stay Home. They Are At The Water Wells, Bringing Water Back And Forth To The Village. Or They Are Doing Chores, Preparing Meals, Farming. Some Cultures Think Girls And Women Shouldn't Be Educated, And Those Are Very Often The Places Where The Treatment Of Women And Girls Is The Worst.

It's Not Easy To Have The Job Of President. It's Not Easy To Run For It. And It's Not A Job For The Feint Of Heart.

It Was An Honor And A Thrill To Have The Chance To Meet His Holiness, Pope Benedict, And Then To Have Lunch With Prime Minister Berlusconi.... I Think Italy And The U. S. Have A Very Strong Friendship And Relationship, And I'm Proud Of That.