This is about Americans getting off the sidelines and getting onto the playing field, ... This is about each and every one of us who have been blessed by the wealth of this country sharing that blessing by reaching down and reaching back and lifting up somebody in need. That's what America is all about. That's what being American is all about.
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ways to communicate with the people of Iran to convince them that the policies their leaders have been following are inappropriate.
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In light of the tense situation that exists there right now, we will continue to examine that process to see when it should begin, ... As you know, later this spring, we have to make a certification to the Congress as to whether we are or are not starting that process and going to move the embassy. So I think I will leave it at that.
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I enjoy serving my country. I enjoy this job, ... But are there difficult days, are there tough times Sure. These are tough issues. They're tough issues to get your mind around ... There are debates. Sometimes you win debates, sometimes you lose debates.
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A strategic partner China is not, ... But neither is China our inevitable and implacable foe.
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