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- President-Elect Obama Commemorates 20th Annual World AIDS DayToday
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Today President-elect Obama released a video statement to mark the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day:
- President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden Announce Key Members of their National Security TeamToday
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President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden officially announced key members of their national security team today: nominating Senator Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, selecting Defense Secretary Robert Gates to remain as Secretary of Defense, nominating Eric Holder as Attorney General, nominating Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, nominating Susan Rice as Ambassador to the United Nations and selecting General Jim Jones, USMC (Ret) as National Security Adviser.
President-elect Obama explained:
In this uncertain world, the time has come for a new beginning – a new dawn of American leadership to overcome the challenges of the 21st century, and to seize the opportunities embedded in those challenges. To succeed, we must pursue a new strategy that skillfully uses, balances, and integrates all elements of American power: our military and diplomacy; our intelligence and law enforcement; our economy and the power of our moral example. The team that we have assembled here today is uniquely suited to do just that. They share my pragmatism about the use of power, and my sense of purpose about America’s role as a leader in the world.
Vice President-elect Biden added:
It is an honor to be a part of this team, led by the President Elect – a team that will see to it that America can lead the world not only by the example of our power, but also
- "One more time"Yesterday
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On November 4th the three-way race for the Georgia U.S. Senate seat between Jim Martin, incumbent Saxby Chambliss and Allen Buckley ended with none of the candidates having reached 50% of the total vote. Under Georgia law, a special runoff election has been scheduled for December 2nd between Martin and Chambliss.
President-elect Barack Obama recently released a radio ad expressing his support for Jim Martin, in which he called on Georgia voters to head to the polls on more time this coming Tuesday: - Open ThreadNovember 29
- Video: President-Elect Barack Obama Discusses the Meaning of ThanksgivingNovember 27
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President-elect Barack Obama released a preview of the Weekly Democratic Radio Address today, in which he discusses the meaning of the Thanksgiving holiday in this challenging time. He underscores that the spirit that binds us together as Americans is the same spirit that will lead us out of this economic crisis through bold, swift action.
Times are tough. There are difficult months ahead. But we can renew our nation the same way that we have in the many years since Lincoln’s first Thanksgiving: by coming together to overcome adversity; by reaching for – and working for – new horizons of opportunity for all Americans. So this weekend – with one heart, and one voice, the American people can give thanks that a new and brighter day is yet to come.
