For Mr. Obama, who has rarely talked about race, this was an unusual instance of openly addressing an issue of deep concern to African-Americans.
It is that corruption which remains an issue of deep concern among Ukrainians and that has been behind a surprising rise in support for Mikheil Saakashvili, the former Prime Minister of Georgia who was made the governor of Odessa.
Hitting hard on an issue of deep concern to older voters, Senator John Kerry on Wednesday promised an overhaul of the Medicare prescription drug law, saying President Bush had personally "stood in the way" of importing drugs from Canada, which advocates say would significantly reduce costs.
"The prime minister noted that Russia's continued efforts to destabilise Ukraine and violate its sovereignty had been an issue of concern to many G20 leaders, and that these actions remained a matter of deep concern to the Australian government".
It goes to the heart of a set of interrelated issues that should be of deep concern to anyone concerned with civil liberties, political freedom, U.S. empire, and the future of racial justice.
Rather than condemning Rwanda, the US government's first reaction was to attempt to block the report's publication, although it later issued a statement of deep concern.
"There are these issues below the radar screen that are of deep concern to the evangelical community, and while they are sincerely held by the administration, they also have the benefit of allowing the president to say, 'I have responded to what you wanted me to do,' " Rabbi Saperstein said.
He said public concern around issues such as deportation mean that "the very concept of rights is in danger of slipping from something noble to something discredited - and that should be of deep concern to us all".
Mercenaries from Arab countries fighting there, and hundreds of militants from Western countries and even Russia, are an issue of our deep concern.
