Egyptian President Urges Obama To Pursue Peace In The Middle East

According to Egyptian President Hosid Mubarak's spokesperson Ambassador Soliman Awaad, Mubarak and President Barack Obama discussed the need for a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

"President Mubarak made it very clear to President Obama today that the peace process cannot afford another failure. The suffering and the plight of the Palestinians can not afford further delay," Awaad said (0:17).

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Secretary Gate's personal view that a "modest" amount of troops will remain in Iraq after 2011

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, backed up President Obama's statement today, in a conference cal,l that all U.S. combat troops will be out of Iraq by August 31, 2010 and that all U.S. troops would leave Iraq by 2011. Gates said that if Iraqi forces asked for U.S. troops to remain, he believed people "should be prepared to have a very modest size presence" remaining in Iraq.
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Secretary Gates: Non-combat troops left in Iraq after 2010 will have combat capability

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates hosted a conference call where he discussed Obama's strategy to end the war in Iraq. Following the President's lead, Gates said, that all combat troops will be out of Iraq by August 31, 2010, but the non-combat troops left in Iraq "will have combat capability."
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Becerra: "All that was missing was the cheerleaders shouting, 'go, go, you got it right'."

By Christina Lovato - Talk Radio News Service/University of New Mexico and Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

Congressman Xavier Becerra (D-Ca) gives his opinion on President Barack Obama's Joint Congressional Address. He said: Obama did a masterful job of explaining very candidly and honestly the challenges we face."
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Cohen: Obama highlighted "potential of where we can go"

By Christina Lovato - Talk Radio News Service/University of New Mexico and Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Tenn) gives his opinion on President Barack Obama's Joint Congressional Address. He said: "the nation needed to hear the realities of where we are and the potential of where we can go."
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Meeks: "Obama was inspirational but practical"

By Christina Lovato - Talk Radio News Service/University of New Mexico and Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News

Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) gives his opinion on President Barack Obama's Joint Congressional Address. He said: "Obama sent out a challenge to America...we are not going to be in despair, we are going to meet the challenge head on."
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Fleming "perplexed" by Obama's address to Congress

By Christina Lovato - Talk Radio News/University of New Mexico and Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News

Congressman John Fleming (R-LA) gives his opinion on President Barack Obama's Joint Congressional Address. He said, "there wasn't much specific in it."
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"Daschle A Product Of The Rules Of Washington"

By Kayleigh Harvey -Talk Radio News Service

Fred Wertheimer, President and CEO of Democracy 21, made this comment today at a discussion on "Ethics in the Obama Administration - Are Washington's Rules Changing?"


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Money & Politics Culture In Washington Needs To Be Tackled

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

Fred Wertheimer, President and CEO of Democracy 21, made this comment today at a discussion on "Ethics in the Obama Administration - Are Washington's Rules Changing?"
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McCain says stimulus bill is bad for economic future of America

Senator John McCain (R-Ariz), made a speech on the Senate floor, today, on the compromised version of the stimulus package. In his statement he said: "This legislation, in my view, is very, very bad for the economic future of America."
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Obama Thanks Lincoln For Making His Story Possible

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

President Barack Obama spoke at the Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration held at the Capitol today. Obama said: "I feel a special gratitude to this singular figure who in so many way made my own story possible, and in so many ways made America's story possible."
February 12, 2009.
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Congressman Melancon says he is proud of America

Congressman Charlie Melancon tells Former Congressman Bob Ney he is "proud of America" and what he thinks will happen after the inauguration at Radio Row on January 19, 2009 (02:01).
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Former Congressman Bob Ney Interviews Mark Brzezinski

Former Congressman Bob Ney talks to Mark Brzezinski about expectations for President-Elect Barack Obama at Radio Row on January 19, 2009 (03:04).
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