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Obama Meets Afghan Leaders, Makes Stop in Kuwait

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SelectPlusObama Meets Afghan Leaders, Makes Stop in KuwaitObama Meets Afghan Leaders, Makes Stop in KuwaitThe Associated PressSenator Barack Obama, undertaking a campaign-season tour of combat zones and foreign capitals, began his first-ever visit to Afghanistan as part of an official congressional delegation that landed in Kabul. (July 19)[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] [Notes:Vid Blackhawk helicopter arriving in Afghanistan]Arriving by Blackhawk ... Senator Barack Obama for his first-ever trip to Afghanistan. [Notes:Vid Obama meeting] The Democratic presidential candidate met local officials in Jalalabad (juh-LAH'-lah-bahd).. [Notes:Graphic map]The surrounding region has been a hotbed of Taliban and al-Qaida activity. [Notes:Obama meeting] While there ... Obama offered up his support for reconstruction and security throughout the country. [Notes:Vid helicopters, Obama arriving to speak with soldiers]En route to Afghanistan ... The White House hopeful also made a stop at the main U-S military base in Kuwait... [Notes:NATS UP applause] and was met by a standing ovation from troops stationed there. [Notes:SOT Barack Obama: "America is unified in being so proud of the extraordinary, dedicated, professional service that is provided by all the members of the armed forces. And so we salute you! And we honor you!"][Notes:Obama meet and greet] Obama also met with soldiers and senior military leaders. [Notes:January Obama playing basketball dissolve to today basketball game]And living up to his last visit to Kuwait .... Obama took a break to play some hoops.But unlike last time ... **This time** was nothing but net. [Notes:Nats up Obama shoots, crowd cheers] [Notes:Vid Hagel]Traveling with Obama was Republican Senator Chuck Hagel from Nebraska ... [Notes:Vid Reed] and Democratic Senator Jack Reed from Rhode Island. Both are military veterans. [Notes:SOT Chuck Hagel "When we debate war, we debate it too often in abstractions. We don't focus enough on the reality of who has to fight the war , who has to die in the war ... we need to factor that in more to our policy making and so my experience in Vietnam and the United States Army which I'm very proud of certainly has affected my view of all this."][Notes:Various Obama meet and greet] Obama is also expected to stop in Iraq at some point during his tour...and has arranged to visit Jordan, Israel, Germany, France and England.The weeklong trip marks his only foreign excursion as a presidential candidate. ___ ___, The Associated Press.(****END****)

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Uploaded: July 19, 2008 at 9:07 pm
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TonyaTko (October 1, 2008 at 12:31 am)
Nice Video!I did one too about this whole debacle. I will send it to you. Tell me what you think.-TonyaTko
wiljanxv (September 30, 2008 at 4:48 pm)
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TAMTULROD1 (September 24, 2008 at 1:15 pm)
Let least we are getting sound bites. They dont even want Palin to talk to the press. Please!!!! What a snow job.
ibunkerpeople (September 19, 2008 at 7:48 pm)
And if you want to talk about tax cuts when looking at the amount of income people make, the top 1% still pay more than any other group. From IRS Data.Income Group - Tax RateTop 1 percent - 27.25 percentTop 5 percent - 22.95 percentTop 10 percent - 20.51 percentTop 25 percent -- 16.99 percentTop 50 percent - 14.66 percentBottom 50 percent - 3.21 percent The data shows that the rich are still paying tax rates as high as they were during the Clinton administration while making less.
ibunkerpeople (September 19, 2008 at 7:40 pm)
Taxpayers with an AGI of $153,542 or more in 2006 constituted the nation's top 5 percent of earners. Or according to the wonderful news station CNN 161,000, and according to the US Census Bureau 167,000. Simple to say that makes up the top 5% of America. Obama can't reform Wall Street anymore than McCain can. Both have lobbyists and to think otherwise is ignorant.
whatnowgop (September 19, 2008 at 5:22 am)
The top five percent does not make 150 thousand or more. The top five percent is more like a quarter million or more. No one is taking anything away from them. They had a temporary tax break from Bush for seven years. Now the ones making less that that will be the bigger tax break while Bush's tax break expires. McCain can't reform wall street when he has 150 or more lobbyist working in his campaign. Only after he made that mistake did he flip flop.
ibunkerpeople (September 19, 2008 at 5:09 am)
The point is you don't take from the rich and give to the poor. This top 5 percent of America you talk about makes 150,000 dollars or more, so we should take from them MOST hardworking Americans to make it fair for the others below. I don't like the government taking over any company and what is going is terrible. McCain even stated that we needed to reform Fannie and Freddie in 06. If I'm not mistaken Obama received campaign contributions from them as well. Hm.
whatnowgop (September 18, 2008 at 11:45 pm)
What do you call the bail out of 180 billion dollars to investiment and banking systems? What do you call the Government taking over Freddie Mac and Fanny Mae? Is that socialism on the opposite end of the scale? You distribute the people's money to the richests. That Corporate welfare and Fascism.
ibunkerpeople (September 18, 2008 at 11:29 pm)
Redistributing the wealth is socialism...
HyabusaridingT (September 17, 2008 at 12:24 pm)
This comment is for theneighborhood908. Yes even poor"white trash like yourself will benefit from having a black president. Just wanted you to know that even in some circles of "elite whites" you as well are a n....r.

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