Just as we're all connected like never before, we have to work together like never before, both to seize opportunities but also meet the challenges of this information age, it's one of the great paradoxes of our time that the very technologies that empower us to do great good can also be used to undermine us and inflict great harm.

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The president is eager to get to work and looks forward to working with the new Congress on policies that will make sure middle-class Americans are sharing in the economic recovery, but the president is clear that he will not let this Congress undo important protections gained -- particularly in areas of health care, Wall Street reform and the environment.

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There are going to be some areas where we disagree and, you know, I haven't used the veto pen very often since I've been in office, now I suspect there are going to be some times where I've got to pull that pen out.

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I think we had a great record for members of Congress to run on and I don't think we -- myself and the Democratic Party -- made as good of a case as we should have, and you know, as a consequence, we had really low voter turnout, and the results were bad.

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No, I actually think that it's probably in its day-to-day interac... by President Obama

No, I actually think that it's probably in its day-to-day interactions less racially divided.

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We have made enormous progress in race relations over the course of the last several decades, i have witnessed that in my own life and to deny that progress, I think, is to deny America’s capacity for change. A new Gallup poll shows Americans' perception of race relations essential unchanged since 2002, with roughly 66 percent of black respondents saying relations are good, compared to 72 percent for non-Hispanic whites. Obama also told National Public Radio, in the year-end interview with.

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Now National Public Radio've got Republicans in a position where it's not enough for them simply to grind the wheels of Congress to a halt and then blame me.

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We’ve been in continuous war now for over 13 years. Next week we will be ending our combat mission in Afghanistan, because of the extraordinary service of the men and women in the armed forces, Afghanistan has a chance to rebuild its own country.

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Because of the extraordinary service of the men and women in the American armed forces, Afghanistan has a chance to rebuild its own country, we are safer. It's not going to be a source of terrorist attacks again.

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We still have some very difficult missions around the world — inc... by President Obama

We still have some very difficult missions around the world — including in Iraq.

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Had they talked to me directly about this decision, i might have called the movie theater chains and distributors and asked them what the story was.

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We can not have a society in which some dictator some place can start imposing censorship in the United States, because if somebody is able to intimidate us out of releasing a satirical movie, imagine what they start doing once they see a documentary that they don’t like or news reports that they don’t like, that’s now who we are. That’s not what America is about.

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There’s no doubt what Belgium needs is a version of Politico. by President Obama

There’s no doubt what Belgium needs is a version of Politico.

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We're going to review those through a process that's already in p... by President Obama

We're going to review those through a process that's already in place.

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You know, had they talked to me directly about this decision, I might have called the movie theater chains and distributors and asked them what that story was.

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They caused a lot of damage, we will respond. by President Obama

They caused a lot of damage, we will respond.

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It is something that continues to inspire jihadists and extremists around the world, the fact that these folks are being held, it is contrary to our values.

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I'm going to be doing everything I can to close it.

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We are going to continue to place those who have been cleared for release or transfer to host countries that are willing to take them.

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I think that it does not make sense for us to spend millions of dollars per individual when we have a way of solving this problem that's more consistent with our values.

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Signing this legislation does not signal a change in the Administration’s sanctions policy, which we have carefully calibrated in accordance with developments on the ground and coordinated with our allies and partners, at this time, the Administration does not intend to impose sanctions under this law, but the Act gives the Administration additional authorities that could be utilized, if circumstances warranted.

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