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Record Your Thoughtsfor Posterity

By Carole@www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com - Jan 20th, 2009 at 10:43 am EST

Hi,

I've set up a special page on Americans Away From Home:

Record Your Thoughts for Posterity

What are you thinking as you watch Barack Obama being sworn-in as the 44th President of the United States of America?

Why is this day special for you? What does Obama's Presidency mean to you?

Post your thoughts here; your feelings; your emotions; your hopes.

Today only. Tuesday, January 20th, 2009.

http://www.americans-away-from-home.com/node/558

We'd love to hear from all of you! Everyone, all over the world! But especially you at home.

Please visit and leave a message!

Carole

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Can You please help!!! 40 donations to go!!

By Carole@www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 9:39 pm EDT

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Help Obama reach his 150,000 goal by July 4.

Just a little time left.

Please help!

Donate - any amount.

www.my.barackobama.com/inlondon

Thank you!!

Carole working hard for Obama

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Obama Responds to This Website Bloggers!!!

By Carole@www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 9:26 pm EDT

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http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/03/obama-responds-to-fisa-protest-on-his-web-site/

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Caveat Latinos! McCain in Mexico

By Carole@www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 9:23 pm EDT

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/04/us/politics/04mccain.html

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Obama Still Clear - Bring Troops Home!

By Carole@www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 9:21 pm EDT

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Let me be as clear as I can be,” he said.

I intend to end this war. My first day in office I will bring the Joint Chiefs of Staff in, and I will give them a new mission, and that is to end this war ; responsibly, deliberately, but decisively. And I have seen no information that contradicts the notion that we can bring our troops out safely at a pace of one to two brigades a month, and again, that pace translates into having our combat troops out in 16 months’ time.

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Obama in Struggle on Iraq Views

By Carole@www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 9:19 pm EDT

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http://my.barackobama.com/page/group?show=updated

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125 to go to 150,000!!!

By Carole@www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 8:21 pm EDT

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Can you possibly donate a little money, any amount?

Barack is hoping for 150,000 contributions by July 4. It's almost here.

He has 149,875

We need 125 donations!!

Please, contribute, using my grassroots fundraising page. You get the credit. It's on the website, and Obama gets the money immediately. And it helps me reach my goal that I'm working so hard for.

1. UK's largest Obama group
2. Americans Away From Home website -

www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com

3. Democrats_Worldwide - new discussion group

4. fundraising for Obama

Please, help. Can you make a contribution, please, now?

www.my.barackobama.com/inlondon

Thank you so much!!

Carole
www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com

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8 Obama on Iraq June 2008

By Carole@www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 6:14 pm EDT

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OBAMA HAS CONSISTENTLY SAID HE WILL LISTEN TO COMMANDERS ON THE GROUND IN IMPLEMENTING HIS POLICY

June 2008:

Obama: I’ve Consistently Said That I Will Consult With Military Commanders On The Ground And Be Open To The Possibility Of Tactical Adjustments.

Obama said, “I've also consistently said that I will consult with military commanders on the ground and that we will always be open to the possibility of tactical adjustments. The important thing is to send a clear signal to the Iraqi people and most importantly to the Iraqi leadership that the U.S. occupation in Iraq is finite, it is gonna be coming to a foreseeable end.”

[MSNBC, 6/16/08]

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7 Obama on Iraq March 2008

By Carole@www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 6:12 pm EDT

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March 2008:

Obama Said He Would Give Senior Military Leaders Opinions Great Weight In Implementing His Iraq Plan But As Commander In Chief Would Make His Own Assessment Of The Situation.

Obama was asked “what weight will you give to the counsel of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the CENTCOM [U.S. Central Command] commander, the combatant commander on the ground in Iraq and current intelligence chiefs on the ground in Iraq regarding an immediate phased withdrawal?” Obama said, “I will give their counsel great weight. But, as commander in chief, it is my responsibility to make my own assessment of the situation.

We must send a clear signal to the Iraqi political leadership that we are leaving Iraq on a timeline. Doing so will put pressure on those leaders to begin to resolve the political impasse at the heart of this civil war. But I also want to be clear about another thing. I am worried our Army is overstretched and that we have asked an awful lot from our military families.

Many in our senior military leadership are worried about a plan that will keep 130,000 troops on the ground in Iraq for the foreseeable future. So, as commander in chief, I will also have to take into consideration the counsel of other senior military leaders who may be concerned that Iraq is undercutting our ability to confront other security challenges.”

[Washington Post, 3/2/08]

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5 Obama on Iraq March 2008

By Carole@www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 6:11 pm EDT

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March 2008:

Obama Said The Size Of The Residual Force Will Depend On Consultation With Military Commanders And “Will Depend On The Circumstances On The Ground.” Obama said, “The precise size of the residual force will depend on consultations with our military commanders and will depend on the circumstances on the ground, including the willingness of the Iraqi government to move toward political accommodation.

But let me be clear on one thing: I will end this war, and there will be far fewer Americans in Iraq conducting a much more limited set of missions that include counterterrorism and protection of our embassy and U.S. civilians.”

[Washington Post, 3/2/08]

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4 Obama on Iraq November 2007

By Carole@www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 6:10 pm EDT

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November 2007:

Obama Said He Would Leave Residual Troops In Iraq Based On The Levels Of Violence, “It’s Not My Job To Specify Troop Levels.”

Obama said, “If we see a serious effort by the Iraqi leadership to arrive at an agreement and an accommodation and you've seen continued reductions of violence, then you need one level of troop protection for the embassy…If things have gone to hell in a hand basket then you need another ... It's not my job to specify troop levels. My job is to tell our commanders on the ground, ‘Here's your mission. Protect our embassy, protect our diplomats and our humanitarian workers in the area and make sure al Qaeda in Iraq, or other terrorist organizations inside of Iraq are not re-establishing bases there.”

[Fosters, 11/28/07]

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3 Obama on Iraq November 2007

By Carole@www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 6:09 pm EDT

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November 2007:

Obama Said U.S. Has To Make Sure "We Are Not Just Willy-Nilly Removing Troops" And That It May "Take A Little Bit Longer" In Some Areas Where There Is Less Stability.

"According to all the reports, we should have been well along our way in getting the Iraqi security forces to be more functional. We then have another 16 months after that to adjust the withdrawal and make sure that we are withdrawing from those areas, based on advice from the military officers in the field, those places where we are secured, made progress and we're not just willy-nilly removing troops, but we're making a determination - in this region we see some stability.

We've had cooperation from local tribal leaders and local officials, so we can afford to remove troops here. Here, we've still got problems, it's going to take a little bit longer. Maybe those are the last areas to pull out."

[New York Times, 11/1/07]

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2 Obama on Iraq November 2007

By Carole@www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 6:07 pm EDT

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November 2007:

Obama: "If The Commanders Tell Me They Need X, Y And Z, In Order To Accomplish The Very Narrow Mission That I've Laid Out, Than I Will Take That Into Consideration."

"You raise a series of legitimate questions. As commander in chief, I'm not going to leave trainers unprotected. In our counterterrorism efforts, I'm not going to have a situation where our efforts can't be successful. We will structure those forces so they can be successful. We would still have human intelligence capabilities on the ground. Some of them would be civilian, as opposed to military, some would be operating out of our bases as well as our signal intelligence…But listen, I am not going to set up our troops for failure and I'm going to do something half-baked. If the commanders tell me that they need X, Y and Z, in order to accomplish the very narrow mission that I've laid out, than I will take that into consideration."

[New York Times, 11/1/07]

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Obama on Iraq November 2007

By Carole@www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 6:05 pm EDT

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November 2007: Obama: "Even Something As Simple As Protecting Our Embassy Is Going To Dependent On What Is The Security In Baghdad…If There Is Some Sense Of Security, Then That Means One Level Of Force. If You Continue To Have Significant Sectarian Conflict, That Means Another."

"I have not ascribed particular numbers to that and I won't for precisely the reason I was just talking to Michael about. I want to talk to military folks on the ground, No. 1. No. 2, a lot of it depends on what's happened on the political front and the diplomatic front. Even something as simple as protecting our embassy is going to be dependent on what is the security environment in Baghdad. If there is some sense of security, then that means one level of force. If you continue to have significant sectarian conflict, that means another, but this is an area where Senator Clinton and I do have a significant contrast."

[New York Times, 11/1/07]

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really cute video. Barack gets a haircut, has a sexy night out, helps daughters play soccer and doesn't read his Blackberry.

By Carole@www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 3:49 pm EDT

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http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2008/07/02/moos.daddy.o.soccer.cnn

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Is Obama Opening Door to Mind Change on Iraq?

By Carole@www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 3:38 pm EDT

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http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/03/obama-open-to-refine-iraq-withdrawal-timeline/index.html?hp

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Hillary Blog Removes Obama Put-Downs!

By Carole@www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 12:36 pm EDT

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Hillary blog remove Obama slams

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/07/02/2008-07-02_hillary_clinton_removes_barack_obama_sla.html

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Hillary Blog Removes Obama Put-Downs!

By Carole@www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 12:29 pm EDT

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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/07/02/2008-07-02_hillary_clinton_removes_barack_obama_sla.html

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Rove Behind McCain Campaign ShakeUp?

By Carole@www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 12:21 pm EDT

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http://thepoliticalcarnival.blogspot.com/2008/07/john-sidney-mccains-excellent-campaign_02.html

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Want to Know Who Started Political Polls?

By Carole@www.Americans-Away-From-Home.com - Jul 3rd, 2008 at 12:16 pm EDT

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Are you curious?

http://thevote.abc13.com/2008/07/roped-in.html

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