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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:32:53 CDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Targets among the Leaders in New Jobless Claims | Politicususa]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-targets-among-the-leaders-in-new-jobless-claims-politicususa</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-targets-among-the-leaders-in-new-jobless-claims-politicususa</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:32:53 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jmeasley</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-targets-among-the-leaders-in-new-jobless-claims-politicususa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Within the data about new jobless claims released this morning by the Labor Department, there is a disturbing trend for the McCain campaign. Five of the top ten states with the highest amount of new jobless claims are swing states being targeted by Barack Obama.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gore to give fundraiser for Obama]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=gore-to-give-fundraiser-for-obama</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=gore-to-give-fundraiser-for-obama</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:47:24 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srepen</dc:creator>
<category>Obama Events</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=gore-to-give-fundraiser-for-obama</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Gore's spokeswoman, Kalee Kreider, told The Associated Press on Wednesday no date or location has been nailed down, but that Gore &quot;has confirmed that he is going to give a fundraiser for Sen. Obama.&quot;<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama Takes a Strong Pro Israel Stand | Politicususa]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-takes-a-strong-pro-israel-stand-politicususa</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-takes-a-strong-pro-israel-stand-politicususa</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:18:41 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jmeasley</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-takes-a-strong-pro-israel-stand-politicususa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[During a press availability in Sderot, Israel this morning Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, reiterated his strong support for Israel,&quot;I bring to Sderot an unshakable commitment to Israel's security. The state of Israel faces determined enemies who seek its destruction. But it also has a friend and ally in the United States...&quot;<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obamas High-Powered Ride to the Airport]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obamas-high-powered-ride-to-the-airport</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obamas-high-powered-ride-to-the-airport</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:17:49 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srepen</dc:creator>
<category>Obama Blogs</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obamas-high-powered-ride-to-the-airport</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The king drove the senator to the airport. After dinner at His Majesty's palace tonight, known here as Beit Al Urdan, Senator Barack Obama was headed to catch a plane to Israel. So King Abdullah got behind the wheel of his dark-gray Mercedes Benz 600 Series, Mr. Obama hopped in the passenger's seat and they headed through the streets to Jordan/Queen Alia International Airport.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama sees security progress in Iraq]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-sees-security-progress-in-iraq</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-sees-security-progress-in-iraq</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:17:45 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srepen</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-sees-security-progress-in-iraq</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Tuesday there was &quot;no doubt&quot; the top U.S. commander in Iraq opposes setting a deadline for withdrawing American combat forces, but said the situation there is improving and that the United States urgently needs to turn its attention to Afghanistan.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama's Remarks From Jordan - washingtonpost.com]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obamas-remarks-from-jordan-washingtonpost-com</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obamas-remarks-from-jordan-washingtonpost-com</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:17:42 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>SharonAustinTX</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obamas-remarks-from-jordan-washingtonpost-com</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Transcript of Obama's first press conference in Jordan after visiting Afganistan and Iraq.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[At Holocaust Museum, Obama Vows 'Never Again' | The Trail | washingtonpost.com]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=at-holocaust-museum-obama-vows-never-again-the-trail-washingtonpost-com</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=at-holocaust-museum-obama-vows-never-again-the-trail-washingtonpost-com</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:17:41 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>SharonAustinTX</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=at-holocaust-museum-obama-vows-never-again-the-trail-washingtonpost-com</guid>
<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama began a busy day in Israel this morning with a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum and meetings with leading Israeli officials, plunging into the intractable politics of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.At Yad Vashem, which sits on a hillside overlooking Jerusalem, a solemn Obama paid tribute to the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust by laying a wreath in the Hall of Remembrance, which sits on the highest spot <br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[YouTube - Barack Obama Video Address at Netroots Nation]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=youtube-barack-obama-video-address-at-netroots-nation</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=youtube-barack-obama-video-address-at-netroots-nation</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:27:16 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srepen</dc:creator>
<category>Obama Videos</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=youtube-barack-obama-video-address-at-netroots-nation</guid>
<description><![CDATA[dvSF0OG1aZk<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gore, bloggers push for Obama]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=gore-bloggers-push-for-obama</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=gore-bloggers-push-for-obama</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:36:45 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srepen</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=gore-bloggers-push-for-obama</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Former Vice President Al Gore made a surprise appearance Saturday at the Netroots Nation conference, a gathering of nearly 2,000 left-leaning bloggers and political organizers. He urged the activists to mobilize for global climate protection by amplifying his call to generate all the nation's electricity from renewable sources like wind, solar and geothermal in 10 years.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama pledges aid to Afghanistan]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-pledges-aid-to-afghanistan</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-pledges-aid-to-afghanistan</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:36:44 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srepen</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-pledges-aid-to-afghanistan</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks with its Western-backed leader Sunday and vowed to pursue the war on terror &quot;with vigor&quot; if he is elected, an Afghan official said.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gore Talks About Offshore Drilling on Meet the Press]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=gore-talks-about-offshore-drilling-on-meet-the-press</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=gore-talks-about-offshore-drilling-on-meet-the-press</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:36:15 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jmeasley</dc:creator>
<category>Editorial blogs</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=gore-talks-about-offshore-drilling-on-meet-the-press</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Former vice president, and current Obama supporter, Al Gore was on NBC's Meet the Press today and he talked about why hen thinks offshore oil drilling is a bad idea. &quot;And the larger reason why is even if they went in that direction, everybody acknowledges, it would have zero impact on gasoline prices or oil prices. It's a drop in the bucket...&quot; Gore said.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[McCain: Obama is Completely Wrong on Iraq | Politicususa]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=mccain-obama-is-completely-wrong-on-iraq-politicususa</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=mccain-obama-is-completely-wrong-on-iraq-politicususa</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:36:08 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jmeasley</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=mccain-obama-is-completely-wrong-on-iraq-politicususa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Today Barack Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki both reaffirmed that they would like to see U.S. troops out of Iraq by 2010, but John McCain still contends that America must stay in Iraq.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama, McCain Set for First Joint Election Appearance at California Megachurch]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-mccain-set-for-first-joint-election-appearance-at-california-megachurch</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-mccain-set-for-first-joint-election-appearance-at-california-megachurch</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:39:10 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srepen</dc:creator>
<category>Obama Events</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-mccain-set-for-first-joint-election-appearance-at-california-megachurch</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Barack Obama and John McCain have agreed to their first joint general election appearance, meeting at Saddleback Church on Aug. 16 for a two-hour forum that is being billed as a &quot;non-debate,&quot; according to the church.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Obama Sees the World]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=how-obama-sees-the-world</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=how-obama-sees-the-world</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:32:42 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srepen</dc:creator>
<category>Editorial blogs</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=how-obama-sees-the-world</guid>
<description><![CDATA[....These critiques, however, are off the mark. Over the course of the campaign against Hillary Clinton and now McCain, Obama has elaborated more and more the ideas that would undergird his foreign policy as president. What emerges is a world view that is far from that of a typical liberal, much closer to that of a traditional realist. It is interesting to note that, at least in terms of the historical schools of foreign policy, Obama seems to be the cool conservative and McCain the exuberant i<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[TheVote: Delightful Delani]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=thevote-delightful-delani</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=thevote-delightful-delani</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:29:39 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tomabrahams</dc:creator>
<category>Obama Videos</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=thevote-delightful-delani</guid>
<description><![CDATA[here's a 22 month old who loves obama.  you gotta see it!<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama's CEOs]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obamas-ceos</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obamas-ceos</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:54:34 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srepen</dc:creator>
<category>Obama Blogs</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obamas-ceos</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Obama scheduled the meetings without any hopes of winning the captains of industry over from Sen. John McCain, but to show them they would be able to do business with him in the White House and that the president's door would be open to the corporate leaders. Their consensus was that he has largely succeeded in that purpose.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[xpostfactoid: McCain casts Obama as Bill Clinton]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=xpostfactoid-mccain-casts-obama-as-bill-clinton-1</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=xpostfactoid-mccain-casts-obama-as-bill-clinton-1</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:50:25 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Asp</dc:creator>
<category>Obama Blogs</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=xpostfactoid-mccain-casts-obama-as-bill-clinton-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[McCain has found a line of attack against Obama with which he's very comfortable: he used it repeatedly against Bill Clinton. Here it is, as expressed on Jul. 20 by advisor Randy Scheunemann:Barack Obama says he wants a 'safe and responsible' withdrawal from Iraq, but is stubbornly adhering to an unconditional withdrawal that places politics above the advice of our military commanders, the success of our troops, and the security of the American people.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Barack Obama for Beginners: An Essential Guide]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=barack-obama-for-beginners-an-essential-guide</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=barack-obama-for-beginners-an-essential-guide</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:11:14 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srepen</dc:creator>
<category>Obama Books</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=barack-obama-for-beginners-an-essential-guide</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Product DescriptionBarack Obama For Beginners: An Essential Guide is the fastest and most reliable way to get up to speed on the Democratic candidate for President of the United States. It condenses the personal and political history of the first African-American nominee for his nation's highest office to provide a complete introduction to the Senator from Illinois. The text covers the candidate's family history and life experiences and beliefs, and discusses his strengths and weaknesses as<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama trip full of opportunity and risk]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-trip-full-of-opportunity-and-risk</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-trip-full-of-opportunity-and-risk</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:11:11 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srepen</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-trip-full-of-opportunity-and-risk</guid>
<description><![CDATA[On his trip to the Middle East and Europe, Barack Obama hopes to reassure Americans that he has the foreign-policy expertise to keep the nation safe. Images beamed back from Jerusalem, Berlin and other cities next week will show him meeting heads of state with all the formal trappings of summitry.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama calls criticism of wife 'infuriating']]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-calls-criticism-of-wife-infuriating</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-calls-criticism-of-wife-infuriating</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:25:16 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srepen</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-calls-criticism-of-wife-infuriating</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In an interview with Glamour magazine, Obama said attacks on his wife are &quot;infuriating.&quot; The likely Democratic presidential nominee blamed the conservative press for going after his wife as if she were the candidate.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bush, Obama, and the Brandenburg Gate | Politicususa]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=bush-obama-and-the-brandenburg-gate-politicususa</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=bush-obama-and-the-brandenburg-gate-politicususa</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:25:10 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jmeasley</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=bush-obama-and-the-brandenburg-gate-politicususa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The report today that Barack Obama won 't give a speech at the Brandenburg Gate next week in Germany, and instead will speak at Berlin's Victory Column lends credibility to the speculation last week that the Bush administration was pressuring German Chancellor Angela Merkel to block the speech at the Gate.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sam Nunn and Evan Bayh on Obama Running Mate Speculation | Politicususa]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=sam-nunn-and-evan-bayh-on-obama-running-mate-speculation-politicususa</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=sam-nunn-and-evan-bayh-on-obama-running-mate-speculation-politicususa</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:45:39 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jmeasley</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=sam-nunn-and-evan-bayh-on-obama-running-mate-speculation-politicususa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Both Evan Bayh and Sam Nunn were at Barack Obama's Summit on Confronting New Threats event on the campus of Purdue University today, and both were asked about speculation that either one of them could be Barack Obama's running mate.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Clinton says he's ready to campaign for Obama]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=clinton-says-hes-ready-to-campaign-for-obama</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=clinton-says-hes-ready-to-campaign-for-obama</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:13:37 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srepen</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=clinton-says-hes-ready-to-campaign-for-obama</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Former President Clinton said Thursday he is eager to campaign for Barack Obama whenever the Democrat needs him, but has not given any thought to whether he wants to speak at the party convention in Denver.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama unveils plan to protect U.S. from 21st century threats]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-unveils-plan-to-protect-u-s-from-21st-century-threats</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-unveils-plan-to-protect-u-s-from-21st-century-threats</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:02:28 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srepen</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-unveils-plan-to-protect-u-s-from-21st-century-threats</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday criticized the Bush administration for failing to protect the American people from weapons of mass destruction and said he would take aggressive measures as president to lessen the threat from nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and from cyber-terrorism.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[McCain raises $62.5 million through public finance loophole - The Jed Report]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=mccain-raises-62-5-million-through-public-finance-loophole-the-jed-report</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=mccain-raises-62-5-million-through-public-finance-loophole-the-jed-report</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:55:15 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>SharonAustinTX</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=mccain-raises-62-5-million-through-public-finance-loophole-the-jed-report</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So not only is John McCain blatantly violating his public financing pledge, but he's doing it in grand style, raising money in increments of up to $70,000 per donor -- more than thirty times the amount a donor can give to Barack Obama's general election campaign.The issue isn't that John McCain will withdraw from the public finance system -- he won't -- but rather that he's devised a way to spend tens if not hundreds of millions in privates funds even as he takes $85 million in taxpaye<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama: Ia4ll Make Cyber Security the Top Priority | Politicususa]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-irsquoll-make-cyber-security-the-top-priority-politicususa</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-irsquoll-make-cyber-security-the-top-priority-politicususa</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:55:09 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jmeasley</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-irsquoll-make-cyber-security-the-top-priority-politicususa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Talk about a contrast. A day after John McCain said that he is learning how to use a computer, Barack Obama was on the campus of Purdue University today saying that he would make cyber security the top priority that it should be in the 21st Century.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[TheVote: Greener Than We Thought]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=thevote-greener-than-we-thought</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=thevote-greener-than-we-thought</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:55:06 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tomabrahams</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=thevote-greener-than-we-thought</guid>
<description><![CDATA[a look at the june fundraising numbers from obama<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Obama Fundraising Machine Flexes Its Muscles | Politicususa]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=the-obama-fundraising-machine-flexes-its-muscles-politicususa</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=the-obama-fundraising-machine-flexes-its-muscles-politicususa</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:33:40 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jmeasley</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=the-obama-fundraising-machine-flexes-its-muscles-politicususa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Obama campaign announced this morning that they raised $52 million in the month of June. This means that the Obama camp more than doubled McCain 's $22 million for the month. Although Obama campaign manager David Plouffe did throw quite a whopper in an email to supporters, when he tried to portray the GOP as way ahead in fundraising.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[TheVote: JibJabberin' With A Spiridellis]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=thevote-jibjabberin-with-a-spiridellis</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=thevote-jibjabberin-with-a-spiridellis</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:19:37 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tomabrahams</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=thevote-jibjabberin-with-a-spiridellis</guid>
<description><![CDATA[the new jib jab cartoon AND an interview with the site's cofounder:http://thevote.abc13.com/2008/07/jibjabberin-wit.html<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama and McCain Battle Over the Wars]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-and-mccain-battle-over-the-wars</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-and-mccain-battle-over-the-wars</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:35:33 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srepen</dc:creator>
<category>Obama Blogs</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-and-mccain-battle-over-the-wars</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In a series of interviews, statements, advertisements and speeches over the past week, Mr. Obama has been laying out a broad vision of America's role in the world in an Obama presidency. He has spoken of reducing American combat forces in Iraq and adding as many as 10,000 more troops to the battles against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He has stressed the application of so-called soft power, the use of diplomacy and economic aid, over the use of force. And he said that a<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Obama Ad on Leadership]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=new-obama-ad-on-leadership</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=new-obama-ad-on-leadership</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:35:29 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srepen</dc:creator>
<category>Obama Blogs</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=new-obama-ad-on-leadership</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Obama campaign released another TV ad today that will go up in battleground states, titled &quot;America's Leadership;&quot; this one tackles the threat of nuclear weapons in the hands of terrorists and underscores the presidential candidates' battle over commander-in-chief credentials.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama: I'd consult on Iraq, but war needs to end]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-id-consult-on-iraq-but-war-needs-to-end</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-id-consult-on-iraq-but-war-needs-to-end</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:35:23 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srepen</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-id-consult-on-iraq-but-war-needs-to-end</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sen. Barack Obama said that if he's elected president in November, he will seek input from military commanders on the Iraq war and the fighting in Afghanistan.&quot;I am absolutely convinced that strategically it is time for this [Iraq] war to end,&quot; Obama said, adding he believes the United States can withdraw combat troops from Iraq within 16 months while leaving &quot;a residual force to engage in counterterrorism activities&quot; and protect diplomats.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[YouTube - Barack Obama in Dayton, OH]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=youtube-barack-obama-in-dayton-oh</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=youtube-barack-obama-in-dayton-oh</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:11:08 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srepen</dc:creator>
<category>Obama Videos</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=youtube-barack-obama-in-dayton-oh</guid>
<description><![CDATA[_htFLt01ntU<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama calls for 'new direction' in int'l relations]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-calls-for-new-direction-in-intl-relations</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-calls-for-new-direction-in-intl-relations</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:10:25 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srepen</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-calls-for-new-direction-in-intl-relations</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Tuesday called for a &quot;new direction&quot; in international relations and laid out five goals that included a shift of emphasis from the war in Iraq to fighting terrorism in Afghanistan<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[xpostfactoid: New kind of politics: Obama names his price]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=xpostfactoid-new-kind-of-politics-obama-names-his-price-1</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=xpostfactoid-new-kind-of-politics-obama-names-his-price-1</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:28:09 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Asp</dc:creator>
<category>Obama Blogs</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=xpostfactoid-new-kind-of-politics-obama-names-his-price-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ryan Lizza's reality-principled Obama bio in next week's New Yorker reveals Obama as the Garry Kasparov of American politics -- always able to plot several moves ahead to advance his own ascent (and sometimes get things done)....By the time he ran for the Senate in 2002, Obama had the new politics down to the point where he could put a price tag on the office<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama: Ia4ll Take the Fight to al-Qaeda | Politicususa]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-irsquoll-take-the-fight-to-al-qaeda-politicususa</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-irsquoll-take-the-fight-to-al-qaeda-politicususa</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:05:32 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jmeasley</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-irsquoll-take-the-fight-to-al-qaeda-politicususa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In a speech this morning at the International Trade Center in Washington, D.C., Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama criticized George W. Bush and John McCain for ignoring Afghanistan, and he also promised to take the fight to al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CNN exclusive: Obama on foreign policy]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=cnn-exclusive-obama-on-foreign-policy</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=cnn-exclusive-obama-on-foreign-policy</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:19:11 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>srepen</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=cnn-exclusive-obama-on-foreign-policy</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sen. Barack Obama discussed his vision for the world in a wide-ranging foreign policy discussion with CNN's Fareed Zakaria.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Biden: McCain has No Notion of What is Going on in Iraq | Politicususa]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=biden-mccain-has-no-notion-of-what-is-going-on-in-iraq-politicususa</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=biden-mccain-has-no-notion-of-what-is-going-on-in-iraq-politicususa</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:10:07 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jmeasley</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=biden-mccain-has-no-notion-of-what-is-going-on-in-iraq-politicususa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[During a conference call about Obama's op-ed in the New York Times today, Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) said that John McCain has no notion of what is going on in Iraq.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[xpostfactoid: Obama grabs Maliki's gift]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=xpostfactoid-obama-grabs-malikis-gift-1</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=xpostfactoid-obama-grabs-malikis-gift-1</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:09:58 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Asp</dc:creator>
<category>Obama Blogs</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=xpostfactoid-obama-grabs-malikis-gift-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Obama has seized on Maliki's call for a timetable for U.S. withdrawal to double down -- to declare victory and get out. That's a double victory cry -- Iraq's government is asserting control, and my call for troop withdrawal is/was the right strategy. Never mind that I was wrong about the surge's prospects for success. He's going to seize on that success; McCain won't. McCain's sword is knocked out of his hand.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama: Offshore Drilling Wona4t Provide Short Term Relief | Politicususa]]></title>
<link>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-offshore-drilling-wonrsquot-provide-short-term-relief-politicususa</link>
<comments>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-offshore-drilling-wonrsquot-provide-short-term-relief-politicususa</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:37:28 CDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jmeasley</dc:creator>
<category>Obama News</category>
<guid>http://www.theobamanews.com/story.php?title=obama-offshore-drilling-wonrsquot-provide-short-term-relief-politicususa</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama quickly put out a statement in response to President Bush's lifting of the executive offshore drilling ban. &quot;It (offshore drilling) would merely prolong the failed energy policies we have seen from Washington for thirty years,&quot; Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton said.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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