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Citizen-of-the-world speech cost Obama tour $700,000.(PAGE ONE)

Article from: The Washington Times Article date: November 01, 2008

Byline: Jerry Seper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama paid a German company nearly $700,000 for staging, sound and lighting services at the time that he delivered a speech this past summer in Berlin and declared himself a citizen of both the U.S. and the world.

Billed as a highlight of Mr. Obama's July trip to Europe, the speech - delivered before hundreds of thousands of people in front of the historic Victory Column in Tiergarten - was organized by the Berlin-based company Mediapool, opening much like a rock concert, with warm-up ...

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Obama Restates Iraqi Plan After Charges of Flip-Flop

Posted Jul 3, 08 10:57 PM CDT in Politics 

Obama Restates Iraqi Plan After Charges of Flip-Flop
Source: AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo

(Newser) – Barack Obama today reaffirmed his commitment to withdraw American troops from Iraq in 16 months, hours after being accused of backtracking on that pledge. Obama triggered a flurry of speculation—and ridicule from the McCain camp—by saying earlier in the day he might "refine" his war policies after speaking with military leaders. After the brouhaha, he called a second press conference to insist that the 16-month time line remains his goal, the Wall Street Journal reports.

"Here is what I can tell you," Obama said. "I will bring our troops out one to two brigades a month. That's what I intend to do as president of the United States." He said he remains committed to the 16-month deadline but will be flexible on areas such as the training of Iraqi troops. He criticized McCain's camp for distorting his words. "I've always said that the pace of withdrawal would be dictated by the safety and security of our troops and the need to maintain security. That assessment hasn't changed."

More about:  Barack Obama • John McCain • Iraq war • Afghanistan • troop withdrawal • Susan Rice

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(Newser) - Presidential candidate Barack Obama's weeklong tour of seven countries has so far been fruitful, politically agile, and especially lucky, reports the New York Times . The Illinois senator's withdrawal plan received a timely endorsement from Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki, coinciding with President Bush's embrace of a "time horizon" for pulling troops out of the war-torn country. More »

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(Newser) - While shying away from a presidential endorsement, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki expressed support for Barack Obama’s 16-month timeline for withdrawal of American troops from Iraq, Der Spiegel reports. He expressed frustration at his country’s lack of control over US forces and said they should leave "as soon as possible, as far as we are concerned." More »

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(Newser) - Barack Obama will promise a swift end to the Iraq war in a major speech today, arguing that the ongoing conflict “distracts us from every threat that we face,” according to excerpts obtained by Politico. As president, Obama would take the fight to al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan. “The central front in the war on terror is not Iraq,” he says, “and it never was.” More »

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