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In addition to heralding the passage of the Democrats' health care reform Saturday night, President Obama today also praised exercises in democracy thousands of miles away in Iraq. Full Article at Political Punch
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The election law’s passage “is an important milestone” that opens the path for national voting in parliamentary elections slated early next year, Obama said yesterday in a White House statement. Full Article at U.S. Department of Defense
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During the election campaign, Barack Obama's cool detachment was a winning quality, the "No Drama Obama" a welcome contrast with the "Mr Angry" John McCain, never mind the hot-headed "I'm the decider" President George W Bush. Full Article at Irish Independent
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BAGHDAD — Iraq's Parliament ended weeks of debate Sunday and passed a long-delayed law paving the way for the planned January election to go forward, sidestepping a crisis that could have delayed the U.S. troop withdrawal. Full Article at NorthJersey.com
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(NECN: Washington, D.C.) - At the White House on Sunday, President Barack Obama praised Iraq for their passage of a new law that will allow for national elections early next year. Full Article at NECN
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Iraq has known many challenges
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What is important is that with the election law, we are very much on schedule for the drawdown
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advances the political progress that can bring lasting peace and unity to Iraq, and allow for the orderly and responsible transition of American combat troops out of Iraq by next September.
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So, I want to congratulate our troops and civilians who are serving so capably in Iraq ... and, I want to congratulate the Iraqi people, who have taken an important step forward in pursuit of a better future.
