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Obama: Egypt's Mubarak Must Begin Transition Now
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday challenged Egypt's embattled autocratic ruler, a staunch U.S. ally, to immediately begin the process of transitioning the country to new leadership, a signal that there should be no drawn-out goodbye. Earlier, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had announced he would not seek another term in office but also would not yield to growing demands to step down now. After a huddle at the White House, Obama went on television to respond. In his brief statement at the White House, Obama invoked Egypt's ancient and storied past in what appeared to be an ...
The Right Tones Down the Rhetoric
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In UN Speech, Obama Pushes for Mideast Peace
By not in system - AOL NewsUNITED NATIONS (Sept. 23) -- Exhorting world leaders to push past years of cynicism and pessimism, President Barack Obama challenged the countries of the United Nations on Thursday to unite around peace efforts that he said could achieve agreement within a year to create an independent Palestine and a secure Israel. Obama, in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly, urged fellow world leaders to press forward with renewed determination in the quest for Mideast peace, an effort that he acknowledged has encountered "few peaks and many valleys." Without an agreement, he said, "more blood will be ...
Obama: Extend Bush-Era Tax Cuts for Middle Class
By not in system - AOL NewsCLEVELAND (Sept. 8) -- President Barack Obama strongly defended his opposition to extending Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans on Wednesday and delivered a searing attack on Republicans and their House leader for advocating "the same philosophy that led to this mess in the first place." Obama said the struggling U.S. economy can't afford to spend $700 billion to keep lower tax rates in place for the nation's highest earners despite a call by House Minority Leader John Boehner and other GOP leaders to do just that. Speaking in the same city where Boehner, an Ohio Republican, ...
US Transfers Power, Enters Final Phase of Iraq War
By not in system - AOL NewsBAGHDAD (Sept. 1) -- The United States changed commanders in Iraq Wednesday, beginning the final phase of American military involvement in the country despite political uncertainty and persistent violence. The transfer of authority came a day after President Barack Obama announced the shift from combat operations to preparing Iraqi forces to assume responsibility for their own security. Obama made clear in Tuesday's speech that this was no victory celebration. A six-month stalemate over forming a new Iraqi government has raised concerns about the country's stability and questions over ...
Obama to Troops: No 'Victory Lap' in Tuesday Night Speech on Iraq
By David Wood - Politics DailyPresident Obama promised thousands of soldiers at Fort Bliss, Texas, Tuesday that he won't do a "victory lap'' for fulfilling his promise to end the formal U.S. combat role in Iraq and shrink American forces there to below 50,000. In his Oval Office address to the nation Tuesday evening, Obama told the soldiers he intends to express his "deepest gratitude to military personnel who served in Iraq – and to their families who waited for their return home." "I'm going to make a speech to the nation tonight, it's not going to be a victory lap. It's not going to be self-congratulatory. ...
Live Video: President Obama's Oval Office Address
By not in system - AOL News(Aug. 31) -- President Barack Obama will address the nation from the Oval Office at 8 p.m. ET on the end of combat operations in Iraq. JOIN THE LIVE CHATVISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV ...
Analysis: Obama Seeks to 'Turn the Page' on Iraq
By Joseph Schuman - AOL News(Sept. 1) -- Twice during his Oval Office speech, President Barack Obama's emotions seemed to upstage the words he was addressing to the nation about the formal end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq. Obama's familiar professorial tone Tuesday night dropped somberly when he paid tribute to the more than 4,400 American service members who lost their lives there, and it leaped when he declared with more than a hint of exasperation that "it is time to turn the page." If his most repeated theme was praise and gratitude for troops whose mission is "completed" in Iraq, the speech, less than 20 ...
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