After all, after years of living in a pay-as-you-go budget world, spending with abandon clearly had its attractions.

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And so long as there are those who long for a better future, we will never abandon our pursuit of a just and lasting peace that ends this conflict with two states living side by side in peace and security.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama at 2011 AIPAC Policy Conference