And I just want to work as hard as I can over these next 39 days to earn the privilege of being able to spend the next four years, every single day, thinking about how I can make life a little bit better for people who work hard in this country.

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The immigration-reform bill in the Senate is a solid starting point for solving this problem, and I believe it can be made even better as Congress begins to actively work on it in committee next week.

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"Given his knowledge of Iraqi weapons programs and his understanding of the nature and extent of Iraqi efforts to conceal these programs, I can think of no one better suited to carry on this very important work, " Tenet said in a written statement.

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And after that, I think we can work along and understand -- because sometimes the benefit would be better to invite all other countries.

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Recognizing this helped me set a better schedule: Now, I work late instead of coming in early, and I can usually pack much more productivity into my day.

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And we've also got a couple of small business owners, because one of the things I want to talk about is how we can grow the economy and get people back to work, and so who better to hear from than a couple of small business owners.

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