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Barack Obama:,"our time of standing pat" is over, that America can no longer afford petty politics and putting off hard decisions, that "in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things."Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America," Watch Videos .....

Obama invoked the racial journey of a nation that has "tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united."
As Obama noted, "a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath." Watch Videos.....

Obama asked Americans to take responsibility for "our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age," a failure found in runaway health care costs, troubled schools and energy habits he said strengthen the country's adversaries and threaten the planet.America doesn't take shortcuts, it must keep earning its greatness, he said. There is "nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task," he said. ...Watch Videos.....

"Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America - they will be met," Obama said. "For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age."
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"To all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more," Obama said.
"To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West - know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist," Obama said. Watch Videos.....

"To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it," Obama said. Watch Videos .....

"That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood," Obama declared. "Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost, jobs shed, businesses shuttered." .Watch Videos.....