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orsofcollegetoall,increasingaccetohealthcare,investingmoreinscienceandtechnology,andbuildingnewallianceswithourformeradversaries,andworkingforpeaceacrotheworldandpeaceinamerica,acroallthelinesthatdivideus.

nowwheniproposedtodoboth,wesaidthatallofthemwerecoistentwiththegreatamericanvaluesofoortunity,reoibilityandcommunity.welabeledthearoach"newdemocrat."itthenbecameknownas"thethirdway."itwas--asitwasembracedbyprogreivepartiesacrotheworld.butilikethesloganwehadwaybackin1992,"puttingpeoplefirst,"becauseintheend,ialwayskeptscorebyasimplemeasure:wereordinarypeoplebetteroffwhenistoedthanwhenistarted?

igrewupinthepre-televisionage,inafamilyofuneducatedbutsmart,hard-working,caringstorytellers.theytaughtmethateveryonehasastory.andthatmadepoliticsinteelypersonaltome.itwasaboutgivingpeoplebetterstories.that''swhyiaskedthosesixpeopletotalkheretoday.whenithinkofthefamilyleavelaw,ithinkofthatgoodmanwhobroughthisdyingdaughtertoseemeinthewhitehouseonasundaymorning,andwhograedmeasiwalkedawayandsaid,"thetimeigottotakeofffromworkwasthemostimportanttimeinmylife."

ithinkofpeoplelikethatfinewomanwhoworkedherselfoutofwelfareandnowruherownbusine.irememberthefirstwomanievertalkedtowhowentfromwelfaretowork.isaid,"what''sthebestthingaboutit?"shesaid,"whenmyboygoestoschoolandtheysay,''whatdoesyourmamadoforaliving,''hecangiveanawer."thosearethethingsthatmakepoliticsrealtome,athomeandaroundtheworld.

therecordisallinthere--whatwedidathome,whatwedidabroad.ithankbonoforsingingaboutnorthernirelandandpresidentbushformentioningthebalka.thereweremanyotherplaceswetriedtohelp.

buttherecordisthere.evenwherewefellshort,wepushedforward.andwhatiwanttosayis,ifyouthinkofthebiggestdisaointmentaroundtheworldtome,itriedsohardforpeaceinthemiddleeast.ithankshimonperesandthechildrenofyitzhakrabinandehudbarakforbeingheretoday,andthecurrentforeignministerofisraelforbeingheretoday.ididallicould.

butwhenwehadsevenyearsofprogretowardpeace,therewasonewholeyearwhen,forthefirsttimeinthehi

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