But despite a more upbeat mood and a strong sense of having delivered on an important pledge to their lost friends' families, everyone at Cantor is ready to leave 2001 behind, employees said.
Mr. Obama also made this important pledge to all consumers who tried to apply through the federal Web site and got stuck somewhere in the process: "In the coming weeks, we will contact you directly, personally" to recommend how to complete the application, shop for coverage and pick a suitable plan.
Because when you're making an important pledge to "take the country back," it's best to send the right message.
Being UKIP, of course, the most important pledge is to take Britain out of Europe.
When queried about breaking the tax pledge, Senator Tom Coburn, a stalwart conservative from Oklahoma, asked which pledge was more important, "the pledge to uphold your oath to the Constitution of the United States or a pledge from a special interest group?" Republicans needn't abandon their commitment to smaller government.
The Day ended on a high note, with the pupils and the important visitors pledging to change poor hygiene habits, by washing their hands with soap.
And the fact is that if there were a big shock to the economy, it is difficult to see how either a Labour or Tory chancellor could now fill the big hole that would be created in a hurry - without, that is, breaking one of the important pledges they have made in recent days not to raise VAT, NI or the main income tax rates.
The unions left the meeting with specific but potentially important pledges, from ensuring that bank holidays are not docked from statutory annual leave to extending the restrictions on sacking striking workers from eight to 12 weeks.
The personal sanctions have little to do with the country's economic plight and yet, as our briefing this week explains, they hand Mr Mugabe a populist excuse for it.Nevertheless the West (and in particular Britain, which still steers Europe's policy on Zimbabwe) should now change course and offer to lift the sanctions in return for a few critically important pledges by Mr Mugabe.
Following the important pledges he made in both his inaugural address and State of the Union speech earlier this year, and the historic gains in renewable energy and fuel efficiency that the President delivered in his first term, the policy changes he announced today represent important steps forward in the battle to halt catastrophic climate disruption.
