These are unlikely subjects for a one-day miracle, ... but the stakes are high and we are determined to seek common ground. Success would make both our countries safer.

The day-to-day making of policy is arguing all the time. You're trying to get the right approach and the right answer, and there are moments that aren't very pleasant. But in the end, you look at the overall product.

When Hillary served in the Senate, I saw her work day and night as a member of the Armed Services Committee - working with Republicans and Democrats to keep our military strong and protect our troops and their families.

These two countries are cheek-by-jowl,

Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies.

We are seeing a shift from well-organized, local groups supported by state sponsors to more far-flung and loosely structured webs of terror,