I Know That This Story Is True.

The American Dream Is One Of The Greatest Ideas In The History Of Human Achievement . . . It Thrives Today In An Age When Its Core Components Of Freedom And Opportunity Are Open To More Americans Than Ever Before. It Holds A Real, Identifiable Place In The American Heart And Mind, And It Informs The Aspirations Of Everyone From Farmers To Software Developers, From Detectives To Bankers, From Soldiers To Social Workers . . . It Defines Us As A People, Even As We Add To Its Meaning With Each New Chapter In Our National Experience And Our Individual Actions.

[my Job Is] A Very High Trapeze Act, Frequently With No Net.

Americans Are Once Again Looking Outward

President Bush Insisted Today That He Was Not Caving In To Big-money Contributors, Big-time Lobbyists, And Overall Industry Pressure When He Broke A Campaign Promise To Regulate Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Power Plants. But The Air Was Thick Today With Accusations From People Who Believe That's Exactly What Happened.

This Race Is Hotter Than A Times Square Rolex.