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Obama Salutes George Bush in Iraqi Speech
 Obama Salutes George Bush 
 in Iraq War Speech
oval office address
Aug 31, 2010 7:21 PM CDT

Obama Salutes George Bush in Iraq War Speech

President declares end of combat operations in Iraq

(Newser) - President Obama stuck to the script tonight in declaring the end of the 7-year US military operation in Iraq. "Our combat mission is ending," he said. "Our commitment to Iraq's future is not." But Obama also acknowledged George W. Bush's stewardship of the war, along with...

Obama: 'Operation Iraqi Freedom Is Over'
 Obama: 'Operation 
 Iraqi Freedom Is Over' 
speech excerpts
Aug 31, 2010 5:41 PM CDT

Obama: 'Operation Iraqi Freedom Is Over'

It's not just in Iraq's interest, 'it is in our own'

(Newser) - Midnight has passed in Iraq, marking the official end of US combat operations. A few hours before President Obama's prime-time address on the subject (8pm EST), the White House has released excerpts. No big surprises here, and no clue as to whether Obama will mention George W. Bush (the two...

Obama Redecorates Oval Office

A look at the president's new digs

(Newser) - While President Obama was off vacationing in Martha's Vineyard, his iconic office got its first makeover since George W. Bush left town. Viewers can see the new Oval Office in his speech tonight. Highlights, from USA Today :
  • The rug, donated by a Michigan carpet manufacturer, has historical quotes around the
...

Obama to Troops: 'Job Well Done'

Says speech tonight won't be a 'victory lap'

(Newser) - Hours before addressing the nation, President Obama told US troops just back from Iraq that his speech outlining the withdrawal of combat forces "is not going to be a victory lap" nor a cause for celebration. "There's still a lot of work that we've got to do."...

52% of GOP Thinks Obama Supports Spread of Islamic Law

And 24% of Americans still think he's a Muslim

(Newser) - More than half of Republicans surveyed in a new Newsweek poll believe that President Obama supports the proliferation of Islamic law worldwide: 14% of Republicans said Obama definitely "sympathizes with the goals of Islamic fundamentalists who want to impose Islamic law around the world," while an additional 38%...

Obama: 'New Orleans Is Coming Back'
 Obama: 
 'New Orleans 
 Is Coming 
 Back' 
anniversary speech
Aug 29, 2010 2:53 PM CDT

Obama: 'New Orleans Is Coming Back'

President pledges to complete levees, stick with region

(Newser) - President Obama arrived in New Orleans today to mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and pledged to stick with the Gulf Coast until rebuilding is complete. In a speech at Xavier University, soon to be back in operation after being devastated by floodwaters, he called the city a “...

Obamas Leave Vineyard, Head to Nawlins

President will mark 5th anniversary of Katrina

(Newser) - President Barack Obama is wrapping up his vacation on Martha's Vineyard and heading for New Orleans to mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The president and his family boarded a Marine helicopter today, the first leg of a trip that will take them to the Crescent City.

Obama Is Failing Sudan
 Obama Is 
 Failing Sudan 
Nick Kristof
Aug 29, 2010 7:08 AM CDT

Obama Is Failing Sudan

Even Bush was better, Kristof writes

(Newser) - When is comes to Sudan , Barack Obama has been worse than even George W Bush, argues Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times , who despite his many failings, managed to secure the 2005 deal that ended Sudan's 20-year civil war. Obama's "incoherent, contradictory and apparently failing Sudan policy" is...

Obama Hails End of Iraq Combat Ops

Withdrawal marks a campaign pledge fulfilled

(Newser) - President Obama today hailed the end of combat operations in Iraq, reports the AP, lauding Tuesday's milestone as a campaign promise fulfilled and another step toward Iraqi sovereignty. "As a candidate for this office, I pledged I would end this war. As president, that is what I am doing,...

Obama's Next Problem: Jewish Voters
Obama's Next Problem:
Jewish Voters
opinion
Aug 21, 2010 10:17 AM CDT

Obama's Next Problem: Jewish Voters

They're abandoning the White House, poll suggests

(Newser) - That same poll showing lots of Americans think President Obama is Muslim has another troubling nugget for the White House, writes Charles Blow: A sizable number of Jewish voters seem to be abandoning President Obama. In the Pew poll, 33% of Jews describe themselves as Republican or independent—up by...

Obamas Head to Martha's Vineyard

 Obamas Head to 
 Martha's Vineyard 
cue vacation outrage
Aug 19, 2010 8:15 AM CDT

Obamas Head to Martha's Vineyard

First family heading to Mass. for 10 days of R&R

(Newser) - President Obama, following in the footsteps of Bill Clinton and Ulysses Grant, has headed to Martha's Vineyard for a vacation. The president is taking 10 days to "recharge his batteries" and spend some quality time with his family, a spokesman says, adding that the president will still be receiving...

Poll: 1 in 5 Thinks Obama Is Muslim

Confusion over president's religion is growing

(Newser) - Americans are becoming increasingly confused about their president's religion, polls show. Almost a fifth of Americans incorrectly believe that President Obama is a Muslim, according to a Pew Research Center poll released today. Only 34% got it right and said the president is a Christian, while 43% said they weren't...

Obama: 'No Regrets' on Mosque Comments

President isn't sorry he got involved in the controversy

(Newser) - He's taking heat from both sides of the mosque debate now (witness Maureen Dowd today ), but President Obama says he doesn't regret wading into the controversy. A reporter shouted out the question during a stop in Columbus, and after a few moments in which it seemed he wouldn't answer,...

C'mon, Obama: Be Moral, Not 'Clintonesque'
 C'mon, Obama: 
 Be Moral, Not 
 'Clintonesque' 
maureen dowd
Aug 18, 2010 12:41 PM CDT

C'mon, Obama: Be Moral, Not 'Clintonesque'

We expected more from this 'paragon of high principle'

(Newser) - So President Obama appears to support the Ground Zero mosque and then weasels out of it with a lawyerly explanation that was downright "Clintonesque," writes Maureen Dowd. The thing is, we never expected Bill Clinton to be the nation's "moral guide." When he equivocated, it was...

Too Bad Obama 'Flinched' on Mosque
 Too Bad Obama 
 'Flinched' on 
 Mosque 
opinion roundup
Aug 17, 2010 1:36 PM CDT

Too Bad Obama 'Flinched' on Mosque

And William Kristol thinks the plan is all but dead

(Newser) - The proposed mosque and Islamic center near Ground Zero continues to dominate pundit-land. Here's a sampling:
  • Richard Cohen, Washington Post : Obama's backtracking was a shame. People will always blame the actions of a few on the many, as they are doing now with Islam. "It is the solemn obligation
...

Who Cares Where Obama Vacations?
 Who Cares Where 
 Obama Vacations? 
OPINION
Aug 17, 2010 10:46 AM CDT

Who Cares Where Obama Vacations?

What's more elitist, a Martha's Vineyard rental or a Texas ranch?

(Newser) - So President Obama likes to vacation in "exotic" places like the state he happened to grow up in, and Michelle Obama recently jetted off to Spain. Why does America care so much, asks Anne Applebaum, who blames the Kennedys' idyllic days in Hyannisport for starting it all. Ironically, it's...

Reid Opposes Ground Zero Mosque

Facing re-election challenge, he breaks with Obama

(Newser) - Harry Reid broke with President Obama Monday to voice his opposition to the mosque and Islamic cultural center planned a few blocks from Ground Zero. A spokesman for the Senate majority leader, who faces a tough re-election bid in Nevada, said Reid respects freedom of religion "but thinks that...

Obama: GOP Slogan Is 'No, We Can't'
 Obama: 
 GOP Slogan 
 Is 'No, We Can't' 

BEGINS 3-DAY FUNDRAISING SWING
Aug 16, 2010 3:27 PM CDT

Obama: GOP Slogan Is 'No, We Can't'

President embarks on 3-day fundraising trip

(Newser) - President Obama began three days of campaigning for his fellow Democrats today ahead of the midterm elections, promising that homegrown clean-energy industry would replace lost manufacturing jobs, the AP reports. Speaking to a group of workers at ZBB Energy in Milwaukee, Obama excoriated Republicans for their near-constant opposition: "These...

Ground Zero Mosque a Perfect Weapon for Republicans

...but it's one the GOP shouldn't use

(Newser) - President Obama's endorsement of the Cordoba House offers Republicans a crucial weapon for the midterm elections, writes Mark Halperin for Time . Conservatives are wisely hammering away at the "Obama-Pelosi-Reid" record on the economy, but Obama's skill has so far flummoxed attempts to add a national-security dimension to the Republican's...

Obama on Gulf: The Water's Great

President, Sasha go swimming on quick trip to Gulf

(Newser) - After President Obama waded into the controversy yesterday over whether to build a mosque near Ground Zero, he then waded into the Gulf of Mexico during his quick family trip to the Florida Panhandle. Taking a dip yesterday at Panama City Beach with daughter Sasha, Obama told a wary public...

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