It is just a great pleasure to be here as a New Yorker for St. Patrick's Day,

When does life start? When does it end? Who makes these decisions?... Every day, in hospitals and homes and hospices... people are struggling with those profound issues.

At the end of the day, you know, love does not happen between two perfect people as much as we would wish.

One day after laying a wreath at the tomb of Martin Luther King Jr., President Bush appoints a federal judge who has built his career around dismantling Dr. King's legacy.

Tonight, tonight we've reached a milestone in our nation's march toward a more perfect union: the first time that a major party has nominated a woman for president. Standing here, standing here as my mother's daughter, and my daughter's mother, I'm so happy this day has come.

The First Lady role is really difficult. It has no job description... You have to create it for yourself.