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A Great Politician Speaks, February 17, 2006
Reviewer: LOLDavid from Los Angeles, California

I sincerely hope Barack Obama runs for president. He has a way of speaking to the people that can unite us and he takes into account everyone's needs. He is not a viscious democrat out to attack and stop the GOP, but he has a sincere desire to represent his constituents and speak honestly about the issues we're currently facing. In his first podcasts he addresses the devastation of Katrina and acknowledges the failure of FEMA and homeland security suggesting ways we can improve on them for the future. He also talks about attaining energy independence from oil which is vital to our economy, our planet, and our dealings with other nations. The audio could use a little improvement especially in one of the latest shows, but they'll fix that soon enough. I'm just glad that Obama has seized this new democratic medium to speak to the people and hopefully he'll continue to use it all the way up to his election as president of the United States in 2008.

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04.12.07 Housing for Homeless Veterans

U.S. Senator Barack Obama Author: U.S. Senator Barack Obama

Senator Obama discusses the Homes for Heroes Act, a bill that would expand housing and rental assistance for homeless veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimates that approximately 200,000 adult veterans live on the streets or in shelters on any given day, and nearly twice as many are homeless at some point during the year.

Senator Obama discusses the serious problems uncovered at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the need to ensure the men and women recovering at military hospitals across the world get the best care we can offer.

Senator Obama discusses legislation he introduced yesterday: the Iraq War De-escalation Act of 2007.

"This plan would not only place a cap on the number of troops in Iraq and stop the escalation, more importantly, it would begin a phased redeployment of U.S. forces with the goal of removing of all U.S. combat forces from Iraq by March 31st, 2008 - consistent with the expectations of the bipartisan Iraq study group that the President has so assiduously ignored."

Senator Obama discusses the need for new ethics legislation with the start of the 110th Congress.

"On Election Day, the American people sent a clear message to Washington: Clean up your act.

After a year in which too many scandals revealed the influence special interests wield over Washington, it's no surprise that so many incumbents were defeated and that polls said "corruption" was the grievance cited most frequently by the voters."

Senator Obama discusses President Bush's plan to escalate the Iraq war with a so-called "surge" of troops. By doing so, the President would be overriding the expressed concerns of Generals on the ground, Secretary Powell, the bipartisan Iraq Study Group and the American people.

Senate Obama discusses the Iraq Study Group report that was just released and his own thoughts on how to move forward in Iraq. You can read the speech he gave in November to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs here.

Senator Obama discusses the new Senate Democratic majority and upcoming legislation, including an increase in the minimum wage, implementing all of the 9/11 Commission recommendations and a real energy policy.

Senator Obama discusses the "Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act" being signed in to law today, as well as the chemical plant security legislation agreed upon by House and Senate negotiators last week that is far too weak and fails to adequately protect American lives.

Senator Obama delivered this speech to 700 students of Georgetown University today as part of the MoveOn Progressive Vision series.

"In the middle of the Cold War, we built a national highway system so we had a quick way to transport military equipment across the country. When we wanted to beat the Russians into space, we poured millions into a national education initiative that graduated thousands of new scientists and engineers. If we hope to strengthen our security and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, we can offer no less of a commitment to energy independence."

Senator Obama discusses the Coburn-Obama Transparency Bill, which creates a public searchable website of all federal spending. This will allow the American people to find out where their tax dollars are going. It's been passed by both the House and the Senate and the President has indicated he'll sign it in to law, possibly next week.

Senator Obama just returned from a 15-day trip to Africa where he visited South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Chad. He discusses his tour of Robben Island prison, meeting with U.S. troops, visiting refugee camps of those fleeing the genocide in Darfur and the need for addressing Africa's growing AIDS epidemic.

Yesterday, Senator Obama took part in a question and answer session hosted by Meet the Press host Tim Russert at the Warner Theatre in downtown Washington. It was part of the fourth annual summer intern event sponsored by the Partnership for Public Service.

Senator Obama talks about how he got his start in public service and the need for young people to get involved with their government.

For more information on the Partnership for Public Service, please visit www.ourpublicservice.org.

The Fuel Economy Reform Act of 2006 seeks to break the decades-long logjam on increasing fuel economy standards by taking a new, more flexible approach. Learn more about the bill.

Senator Obama discusses the Homeland Security Appropriations bill.

"Common sense dictates that the areas at greatest risk deserve our greatest attention, but unfortunately, too many in Congress are focused more on political handouts than strategic funding. The Senate will likely again vote down legislation I cosponsored to make homeland security funding more risk based."

Senator Obama spoke at the Call to Renewal Conference sponsored by Sojourners earlier to day. He spoke of the role of religion in politics.

"This is why, if we truly hope to speak to people where they're at - to communicate our hopes and values in a way that's relevant to their own - we cannot abandon the field of religious discourse.

In other words, if we don't reach out to evangelical Christians and other religious Americans and tell them what we stand for, Jerry Falwell's and Pat Robertson's will continue to hold sway."

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