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Newsroom: Blog Change.gov: The Obama-Biden Transition Team: "Newsroom: BlogSubscribe to the Blog RSS Feed" Wednesday, December 24, 2008 10:00am EST / Posted by Dave Rochelson A season of giving, a sense of common purpose In this week’s weekly address, President-elect Barack Obama calls on Americans to honor our service men and women and to think of those Americans being hurt by our sluggish economy. “This season of giving should also be a time to renew a sense of common purpose and shared citizenship,” he says. “Now more than ever, we must rededicate ourselves to the notion that we share a common destiny as Americans – that I am my brother’s keeper, I am my sister’s keeper. Now, we must all do our part to serve one another; to seek new ideas and new innovation; and to start a new chapter for our great country.” Watch the full address or read the text below. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------