-- and our nation itself -- are endangered by festering problems we have kicked down the road for far too long: spiraling health care costs; inadequate schools; and a dependence on foreign oil." He said the same spirit will be needed to deal with problems "we cannot defer any longer," citing several areas: --Revamping the education system, demand more from teachers, parents and students and "build schools that prepare every child in America to outcompete any worker in the world." --Overhauling the health care system "that is imposing crushing costs on families, businesses, large and small, and state and federal budgets." --Making clean energy "the profitable kind of energy so that we can end our dependence on foreign oil and reclaim...