Official Obama Blog – RSS FeedThis is it, everyone. We’ve approached crunch time, and it’s as good time as ever to get out there and help Sen. Obama win next Tuesday. Volunteers helping out in crucial battleground states is truly what will win this election for us – there’s no more reason to sit back! For those of you in [...]
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Col. Larry Wilkerson (Ret.) served under Colin Powell from 1989, then moved with him to the State Department as Powell’s Chief of Staff. He was interviewed this week by Foreign Policy Magazine and has some choice opinions on the failures of the Republican party. With McCain, I’m alarmed by the lack of sophistication on issues [...]
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Given that this election will have profound effects across the world, The Economist is highlighting how the world would vote (if left up to readers of the Economist, that is). It’s less than scientific, but certainly underlines why Obama is the best option to “rebrand” America in the eyes of the global community.
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We’ve heard the McCain campaign’s rumblings about Joe Biden’s assertion that an international crisis would test the mettle of a new president Obama, desperately trying to make those remarks a salient campaign issue. They’ve gone so far as to hold a conference call with the sole objective of discussing Sen. Biden’s comments to try and [...]
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Tempting fate, the folks over at Foreign Policy Magazine have asked some distinguished FP professionals to suggest possible candidates for Obama’s “dream team”. Lists like this are sometimes little more than a glimpse at the rolodexes of the contributors. This group leaves out quite a few notable and talented advisers to Obama’s campaign. That said, [...]
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Retired General Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama today on Meet the Press. With a strong statement comparing the two candidates, General Powell gave a clear, vigorous endorsement of Senator Obama.
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You all recall how Sen. McCain pushed for war with Iraq just two months after 9/11. The ashes had not yet settled on the sites of those horrific attacks that good ol’ Johnny was already drumming up the invasion of Baghdad. So it should come as somewhat of a surprise to learn that the man [...]
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A somber, frightening clip that puts McCain’s choice of Palin against the correct backdrop: Not the surreal media whirlwind of a presidential competition, but the life-and-death competition of global politics.
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Guest post by TB: The leader of the UK, US’ staunchest ally in Iraq and Afghanistan, has taken an unprecedented step for a British Prime Minister and endorsed Barack Obama in his quest for the American presidency. Gordon Brown points out the strength of a potential Obama administration in sheparding the global economy back to [...]
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