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oareworkinginharlemandhereonmyfoundationorwhovisitusontheinternet,ashillarysaid,atclintonfoundation.org,whohelpustopromotereligiousandracialreconciliation,toadvancecitizenservice,topromoteeconomicempowermentforpoorpeopleinpoorcommunities,andtocontinuethefightagaitaids.inthreeyearsinafrica,thecariean,indiaandchina,wehavesucceededincuttingthepriceofthetestingequipmentandgenericdrugsby70percent,andwehopeby2006,andexpect,toserveover2millionpeoplewithmedicinewhowerenotgettingitonthedayileftoffice.

nowthislibrary,ofcourse,isprimarilyaboutmypresidency.iwanttosayaecialwordofthankstoalgoreandtotierfortheindieablecontributionthattheymade.anditoldaltodaythatthislibrarywonaninternationalenvironmentalaward,eventhoughit''sgotalotofgla.becauseofsolarpanelsandalotofotherimprovements,wecuttheenergyusagehereby34percent.soal,thanksfortheiiration,andi''mstilltryingtomeasureuptothechallengeyousetformesolongago.

ibelievethejobofapresidentistounderstandandexplainthetimeinwhichheserves,tosetforthavisionofwhereweneedtogoandastrategyofhowtogetthere,andthentopursueitwithallhismindandheart--bendingonlyinthefaceoferrorornewcircumstancesandthecriseswhichareunforeseen,aproblemthataffectsallofus.

whenibecamepresidenttheworldwasanewandverydifferentplace,asisaid.andithoughtabouthowweoughttoconfrontit.americahastwogreatdominantstrandsofpoliticalthought;we''rerepresenteduphereonthisstage:coervatism,whichatitsverybestdrawslinesthatshouldnotbecroed;andprogreivism,whichatitsverybestbreaksdownbarriersthatarenolongerneededorshouldneverhavebeenerectedinthefirstplace.

itseemedtomethatin1992weneededtodobothtoprepareamericaforthe21stcentury--tobemorecoervativeinthingslikeerasingthedeficitandpayingdownthedebt,andpreventingcrimeandpunishingcriminals,andprotectingandsuortingfamilies,andenforcingthingslikechildsuortlaws,andreformingthemilitarytomeetthenewchallengesofthe21stcentury.andweneededtobemoreprogreiveincreatinggoodjo,reducingpoverty,increasingthequalityofpubliceducation,openingthedo

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