Archive for August, 2010

DENVER – In a televised address from the Oval Office on Tuesday night, President Barack Obama officially marked the end of combat in Iraq and told the country that it’s time to “turn the page.”

But in roughly two months, an increasingly angry…

U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias sought to tie his Republican opponent, Mark Kirk, to the nation’s current economic troubles as he fine-tunes his attack for the stretch run to the November election.

U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias tried…

President Barack Obama recently announced the official end to combat operations in Iraq. The presidential address lasted about 20 minutes.

“It was a fantastic speech. I just think it’s great we can see the light at the end of the tunnel,” said Brenda…

Over the weekend, thousands of OFA supporters and grassroots Democrats came together to reach out to voters in support of candidates who are fighting to move America forward.Before our Moving America Forward Day of Action, Organizing for America set an ambitious goal of 200,000 doors knocked in 48 hours. Volunteers across the country stepped up—not only hitting that goal by knocking on 200,893 doors, but also making 168,330 phone calls to voters.Check out some of the press coverage of the events and take a look at photo highlights from the weekend. CNN – “Dems Launch Get Out the Vote Campaign”Two major Democratic committees jointly launched their first nationwide get out the vote initiative of the fall campaign season on Saturday. The …

Obama ends US combat mission, saying it’s “time to turn the page”.

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Former Army specialist Steve Baskis says he thinks President Barack Obama declaring the end of combat operations in Iraq would mean a lot to the soldiers who died in the conflict.

Obama on Tuesday formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq after…

Oval Office Remarks by President Obama, as provided by the White House

Good evening. Tonight, I’d like to talk to you about the end of our combat mission in Iraq, the ongoing security challenges we face, and the need to rebuild our nation here at home….