Some main ideas/points that were addressed were.
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- Further improvements in providing Americans health care;
- Enacting immigration reform;<span>a smarter national security approach including the War On Terror and the war in Afghanistan (the longest U.S. war);
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- Moving the country off of a permanent war footing while laying out his case for "strong and principled diplomacy"
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- Calling for Congress to give U.S. diplomats some room to maneuver, particularly when it comes to Iran
- And </span><span>improvements to education to ready Americans for the jobs of tomorrow's economy.</span></span>
Answer: I do not know if this is a multiple choice question or not, but I would contend that the blue flower is a reference to Neruda's country, Chile.
Explanation: The color blue is part of the flag of Chile. It symbolises, in part, the Pacific Ocean, and I believe that in these lines of his famous poem, the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda was referring to his beloved country, which he had had to abandon due to his political views. He is telling his lover that he wants her laughter like the flower he was waiting for, "the blue flower, the rose of my echoing country." He cannot have his country, but his lover's laughter will bring him the comfort that he needs in these difficult days away from his homeland.
