Georgia U.S. Senate Runoff Tomorrow (Tuesday,
Dec. 2nd)

The Georgia U.S. Senate runoff election between Jim Martin and incumbent Saxby Chambliss takes place tomorrow, December 2nd. President-elect Barack Obama recently released a radio ad expressing his support for Jim Martin, and many volunteers and organizers in Georgia have been working non-stop since Election Day to help prepare for the runoff.

As Lee Goodall, the Georgia Campaign for Change Field Director, explained this morning in a message to supporters in Georgia:

In a runoff election like this one, it doesn't matter what the pundits and the pollsters say -- all that matters is who shows up at the polls.

The energy and enthusiasm we've seen throughout this election have proven that Georgians are ready for change. Now we just need to make sure we convert our momentum into votes.

With Jim Martin in the Senate, President-elect Obama will gain a crucial supporter, and Georgia will gain someone who will fight for the middle class and help rebuild our economy.

Supporters in Georgia can help by volunteering to Get Out The Vote tomorrow in your community. You can use our online look-up tool to find a GOTV staging area near you:

You can also help out by making calls to Georgia voters from home using the same online voter contact tools at My.BarackObama.com used during the general election. We'll provide you with a list of voters to contact and a short script, as well as the polling location info for the people who talk to.

Polls in Georgia are open tomorrow from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. You do not need to have voted in the general election in order to vote in the runoff, although you do have to have been registered to vote in Georgia on or before October 6th, 2008. It's possible that your polling place may be different than in the general election, but you can look up your current polling place on the Georgia Secretary of State website now.

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Georgia U.S. Senate Runoff Today (Tuesday, Dec.
2nd)

The Georgia U.S. Senate runoff election between Jim Martin and incumbent Saxby Chambliss takes place today, December 2nd. President-elect Barack Obama recently released a radio ad expressing his support for Jim Martin, and many volunteers and organizers in Georgia have been working non-stop since Election Day to help prepare for the runoff.

As Lee Goodall, the Georgia Campaign for Change Field Director, explained this morning in a message to supporters in Georgia:

In a runoff election like this one, it doesn't matter what the pundits and the pollsters say -- all that matters is who shows up at the polls.

The energy and enthusiasm we've seen throughout this election have proven that Georgians are ready for change. Now we just need to make sure we convert our momentum into votes.

With Jim Martin in the Senate, President-elect Obama will gain a crucial supporter, and Georgia will gain someone who will fight for the middle class and help rebuild our economy.

Supporters in Georgia can help by volunteering to Get Out The Vote tomorrow in your community. You can use our online look-up tool to find a GOTV staging area near you:

You can also help out by making calls to Georgia voters from home using the same online voter contact tools at My.BarackObama.com used during the general election. We'll provide you with a list of voters to contact and a short script, as well as the polling location info for the people who talk to.

Polls in Georgia are open Tuesday from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. You do not need to have voted in the general election in order to vote in the runoff, although you do have to have been registered to vote in Georgia on or before October 6th, 2008. It's possible that your polling place may be different than in the general election, but you can look up your current polling place on the Georgia Secretary of State website now.

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President-Elect Obama Commemorates 20th Annual
World AIDS Day

Today President-elect Obama released a video statement to mark the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day:

In the statement, he explained:

Too many people are unaware that while HIV/AIDS is incurable, it is 100 percent preventable. And far too many people have become infected because they lack basic information about how this disease is spread. I intend to confront the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS – a stigma which is too often tied to racism, sexism and homophobia. That is what Michelle and I tried to do by taking a public HIV test in Kenya a few years ago.

We must engage in honest, open dialogue and reach out to those most at risk. My administration will educate people about HIV/AIDS, ensure people living with HIV/AIDS have access to treatment, and work with Congress to enact an extensive program of prevention, including access to comprehensive age-appropriate sex education for all school age children.

We will also keep faith with the millions of people living with HIV/AIDS around the world by continuing to support the work of the Global AIDS Fund and maintaining our strong leadership through the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief.

You can read the full remarks of the statement at Change.gov.

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President-elect Obama Commemorates 20th Annual
World AIDS Day

Today President-elect Obama released a video statement to mark the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day:

In the statement, he explained:

Too many people are unaware that while HIV/AIDS is incurable, it is 100 percent preventable. And far too many people have become infected because they lack basic information about how this disease is spread. I intend to confront the stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS – a stigma which is too often tied to racism, sexism and homophobia. That is what Michelle and I tried to do by taking a public HIV test in Kenya a few years ago.

We must engage in honest, open dialogue and reach out to those most at risk. My administration will educate people about HIV/AIDS, ensure people living with HIV/AIDS have access to treatment, and work with Congress to enact an extensive program of prevention, including access to comprehensive age-appropriate sex education for all school age children.

We will also keep faith with the millions of people living with HIV/AIDS around the world by continuing to support the work of the Global AIDS Fund and maintaining our strong leadership through the President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief.

You can read the full remarks of the statement at Change.gov.

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Obama sets up his security team, picks Hillary
Clinton as Secretary of State

NPR BREAKING NEWS: Obama’s National Security TeamPresident-elect Obama is expected to announce that Sen. Hillary Clinton will be his secretary of state and that Robert Gates will stay on as defense secretary. Listen to live coverage at NPR.org starting at 10:40 a.m. ET. More at NPR.org:CNN: Clinton wants to be part of Obama’s ‘exciting adventure’Video [...]

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Hillary Clinton to Become Secretary of State

Click here to watch Hillary's speech at the press conference.

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Obama, Clinton and Machiavelli

We have known for weeks that President-elect Obama was going to

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Obama's Remarks on World AIDS Day

Click here to watch Obama's statement on the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day before the Saddleback Civil Forum on Global Health hosted by Pastor Rick Warren in Washington, D.C.

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Obama's Statement on Mumbai Massacre

Here is Obama's statement on the tragedy in Mumbai: "Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to the loved ones of the American citizens who lost their lives in the outrageous terrorist attacks...

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President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect
Biden Announce Key Members of their National Security Team

President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden officially announced key members of their national security team today: nominating Senator Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, selecting Defense Secretary Robert Gates to remain as Secretary of Defense, nominating Eric Holder as Attorney General, nominating Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, nominating Susan Rice as Ambassador to the United Nations and selecting General Jim Jones, USMC (Ret) as National Security Adviser.

President-elect Obama explained:

In this uncertain world, the time has come for a new beginning – a new dawn of American leadership to overcome the challenges of the 21st century, and to seize the opportunities embedded in those challenges. To succeed, we must pursue a new strategy that skillfully uses, balances, and integrates all elements of American power: our military and diplomacy; our intelligence and law enforcement; our economy and the power of our moral example. The team that we have assembled here today is uniquely suited to do just that. They share my pragmatism about the use of power, and my sense of purpose about America’s role as a leader in the world.

Vice President-elect Biden added:

It is an honor to be a part of this team, led by the President Elect – a team that will see to it that America can lead the world not only by the example of our power, but also by the power of our example. I believe we have assembled a national security team that is poised to recapture the totality of America’s strength.

For more information on the new members of the National Security Team visit Change.gov.

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