When hurricane irene struck vermont and hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed, many of you helped flooded amenities, delivering supplies and organizing events for kids who could not go to school. Your student body has done more than 100,000 hours of community service. Raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to fight hunger, selling one Grilled Cheese at a time to cure cancer, staging a dance marathon and relay races, and two research alzheimers disease. In the United States today, many wo long wars t where men and women in uniform have made untold sacrifices, many believe it is time to come home. The polls show an alltime low for public support for an active or what active foreign policy. More than half of americans polled agree with the following sentence the u. S. Should mind its own business internationally and let other countries get along the best they can on their own. I get it. I get why it is tempting to believe that we do not have the time, the resources, or the ban
She is the youngest person ever to hold the post of u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. This is 20 minutes. [applause] president sullivan, trustees, parents, andni, especially the incredible members of the class of 2014, good morning and hallelujah. [applause] honored to be among you to share the stage with my fellow honorees. Such generous and brilliant trailblazers. I am truly humbled to be among them and to share this glorious day with you, my new classmates. Today is a day of celebration. Round get another rousing of applause for the parents and step parents who not only made this day possible, but made you possible . [applause] and i have to give another shout out to my dear friend and former roommate and the greatest mayor that burlington has ever known, merle weinberger. [applause] i would also like to congratulate the entire University Community as you have successfully completed your jupiter 13th year 213th year. Old as is you about as feel after nine months of arguing with russia a
We cannot allow a hangover from the excessive interventionism of the last decade to lead to an excess of isolationism in this decade. , mosttell you for certain of the rest of the world does not lie awake at night, worrying about america prosperous and spirit of they worry about what would happen in our americas presence. They worry about what would happen in our absence. Never forget that what makes america different from other nations is not a common bloodline were a common religion or ideology or common heritage. What makes us different is that we are united by an uncommon idea that we are all created equal and all in doubt with inalienable rights. America is not just a country like other countries. , and we, all idea of us, you, get to fill it out over time. President when the grants you those diplomas, listen to what he says. He wont say what is said at most schools. That your degree admits you to all its rights and privileges. Say, your degree admits you to all its rights and res
We act and we lead. The stronger we will be at home, the stronger we will be leading a broad and the more peaceful and prosperous the world is, the better off you and the rest of the American People will be over time. Is american who gets this the youngest u. S. Senator ever to be elected from the Green Mountain state. You can look at at Lake Champlain i have lost my sense of direction. Where is Lake Champlain . Back that way . [laughter] and no it was senator Patrick Leahy who found the funds to clean it up. To theadded 125 acres Green Mountain National Forest and preserve more than 350 vermont farms. You know that pat leahy. [applause] you like that pat leahy. You aress visible to all the things that senator leahy has done to advance u. S. Thighs abroad u. S. Values abroad. Statesto him, the united no longer exports antipersonnel landmines. [applause] vermonter,his one United States does not provide military training or assistance to foreign troops who have committed gross violations
North and south korea should be unified. His last name, kim, very common korean last name. The Pyongyang News Agency say he was postsouth Korean Military exercises that got under way this week. We have a reporter in seoul. Paula hancocks. Reporter we had a briefing in the last couple of minutes and they said this happened just over two hours ago at 7 42 a. M. Local time. It was a breakfast meeting and according to police this happened just as ambassador lippert was about to start eating. The attacker was sitting at the table next to him. Now, this briefing this morning was actually for reunification of the two koreas. It was a Group Pushing for this and this attacker was a member of this group. So hes not an unknown. We know that just as the ambassador was about to start eating he attacked him with a small knife. Earlier, it was a razor blade. Police have corrected that. They say hes a man in his 50s. Local media saying he does have a previous criminal record but he was able to be with