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Missile Defense Plan Designed to Meet Growing Threat to Europe
21 October 2009
By Merle David Kellerhals Jr., Staff Writer
Washington — The new phased missile defense plan that President Obama has proposed for Europe is designed to meet a growing threat not only to the United States, but also to allies, Vice President Biden said October 21 in Warsaw, Poland.
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Obama Praises Democratic Advances in Iraq
20 October 2009
By Merle David Kellerhals Jr., Staff Writer
Washington — President Obama praised the democratic commitment of the Iraqi people and their government as he also called for timely passage of a new election law for January 2010 parliamentary elections.
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U.S. Ambassador to U.N. to Embark on Mideast Talks
19 October 2009
By VOA News
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is traveling to Israel Monday in a bid to advance peace efforts in the Middle East.
During her three-day trip, Susan Rice is to hold bilateral talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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Documents and Speeches
- Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (pdf), CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service/Library of Congress, October 6, 2009
- Long-Range Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe (pdf), CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service/Library of Congress, September 23, 2009
- The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq (pdf), CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service/Library of Congress, September 1, 2009
- Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security (pdf), CRS Report for Congress, Congressional Research Service/Library of Congress, August 31, 2009
 Remarks by the President on National Security, National Archives, Washington, D.C., May 21, 2009 ( video)
"... In the midst of all these challenges, however, my single most important responsibility as President is to keep the American people safe. It's the first thing that I think about when I wake up in the morning. It's the last thing that I think about when I go to sleep at night.
And this responsibility is only magnified in an era when an extremist ideology threatens our people, and technology gives a handful of terrorists the potential to do us great harm. ..."
- Country Reports on Terrorism 2008, Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism/U.S. Department of State, April 30, 2009
- Remarks by the President to the Troops, Al Faw Palace, Baghdad, Iraq, April 7, 2009
- Remarks by President Barack Obama, Hradcany Square, Prague, Czech Republic, April 5, 2009 ( video)
- Remarks by President Obama at Meeting of North Atlantic Council, Palaiz de la Musique et Des Congres, Strasbourg, France, April 4, 2009
"... I want to address my remarks directly to the delegation from Albania and Croatia and their leadership: Welcome to NATO. We are very excited about your participation. The Atlantic Alliance is 60 years old and it's a measure of our vitality that we are still welcoming new members. ..."
- White Paper of the Interagency Policy Group's Report on U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan (pdf), The White House, March 27, 2009
- What's New in the Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Fact Sheet, The White House, March 27, 2009
- President Obama On Iraqi Provincial Elections, Statement, The White House, January 31, 2009
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