Obama to deliver Iraq speech from Oval Office: official

[Newsjock]

Source: Agence France-Presse

President Barack Obama's August 31 address marking the end of US combat operations in Iraq will be delivered from the Oval Office, a senior official said Wednesday.

The official said the speech in the Oval office, the most solemn setting for a presidential address, was to take place Tuesday at 8:00 pm (0000 GMT).

Obama has used the august setting just once so far during his presidency, on June 15, during a nationally-broadcast speech on the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100825/pl_afp/iraqunrestusobama

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Also from TVnewser:
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/politics/obama_to_deliver_iraq_oval_office_speech_171784.asp

The White House formally requested airtime from the networks for the speech, which marks the end of combat operations in Iraq.

... CBS tells TVNewser it's carrying the address with Harry Smith anchoring. We'll add more info as we get it.

[arcane1]

1. I wonder what bullshit FOX will invent...

to break away from the speech? Maybe another shot of an airliner coming in for a perfect landing..?

[nyy1998]

3. Hey those perfect landings means something to people(mostly flight students)!

Besides, perfect plane landing>Obama's Iraq speech:+

[mbperrin]

2. No flight suit?

nt

[golddigger]

4. No mission accomplished banner?