July 14, 2008 Op-Ed Contributor My Plan for Iraq By BARACK OBAMA Chicago THE call by Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki for a timetable for the removal of American troops from Iraq presents an enormous opportunity. We should seize this moment to begin the phased redeployment of combat troops that I have long advocated, and that is needed for long-term success in Iraq and the security interests of...

A lot can happen in 24 hours...A day ago, Barack Obama was still taking heavy fire for--depending on who you ask--"flip-flopping," "lurching, or "zig-zagging" toward the center of the electorate. Thankfully for the Obama camp, Iran test-fired missiles, at least one of them possibly digital, and then Jesse Jackson got caught on a hot mic.For a few hours at least, the heat is off Obama, or at least t...

New York Times readers responded vigorously to the July 4th editorial criticizing Barack Obama. Their letters to the editor are worth reading:Re "New and Not Improved" (editorial, July 4):There is something very important that Barack Obama and his advisers need to understand. Senator Obama could lose the election this fall if he squanders the support of people like us, who have high hopes for him a...

The DNCC confirmed today that Barack Obama will deliver his nomination acceptance speech at Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium on the final night of the convention, August 28, 2008.Detailed press release here....

I've supported Obama from the beginning, and I'll continue to support him. But considering the not-so-subtle shifts in his rhetoric, mere weeks after winning a historically close primary, this backlash is much deserved. Cheers to the New York Times for calling him out:"We are not shocked when a candidate moves to the center for the general election. But Mr. Obama's shifts are striking because he wa...