<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:pingback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/pingback/" xmlns:trackback="http://madskills.com/public/xml/rss/module/trackback/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Barack Obama - whereIstand.com</title><link>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/</link><description>whereIstand.com: Barack Obama - whereIstand.com</description><image><url>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/Thumbnail</url><title>Barack Obama - whereIstand.com</title><link>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/</link></image><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2004-2008 whereIstand.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved.</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:33:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>whereIstand.com 2.3</generator><managingEditor>nick@whereIstand.com</managingEditor><webMaster>nick@whereIstand.com</webMaster><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Barack Obama</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Obama worked for three months as an environmental activist to promote recycling
      in Harlem.</em></div></body><title>The benefits of recycling outweigh the costs. (Recycling)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/25540</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/25540</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:45:06 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Obama worked for three months as an environmental activist to promote recycling in Harlem.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Recycling</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Barack Obama</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>This is not a new argument and it always invokes passions. </em></div></body><title>Racism has not played a role in opposition to Barack Obama.  (U.S. Politics)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/191887</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/191887</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:10:16 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is not a new argument and it always invokes passions. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>U.S. Politics</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Barack Obama</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Iraqis are better off without tyranny of Saddam Hussein.</em></div></body><title>The U.S. invasion and occupation has had a positive effect on Iraq. (Invasion and occupation of Iraq)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/154265</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/154265</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:22:40 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Iraqis are better off without tyranny of Saddam Hussein.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Invasion and occupation of Iraq</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Barack Obama</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Recognizing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, President Obama has released
      $21.3 million from the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance (ERMA) Fund
      for use in the Palestinian region.</em></div></body><title>The U.S. should provide humanitarian and reconstruction aid to Gaza. (U.S. Policy on Israeli/Palestinian Conflict)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/74792</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/74792</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:19:34 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Recognizing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, President Obama has released $21.3 million from the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance (ERMA) Fund for use in the Palestinian region.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>U.S. Policy on Israeli/Palestinian Conflict</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Barack Obama</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>I did. It’s not something I’m proud of. It was a mistake as a young man.</em></div></body><title>I have smoked marijuana. (Illegal Drugs)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/185343</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/185343</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:12:42 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;I did. It’s not something I’m proud of. It was a mistake as a young man.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Illegal Drugs</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Barack Obama</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>"We're going to get it done"</em></div></body><title>Health care reform legislation will be passed in 2009. (Debate Over Health Care Reform)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/176467</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/176467</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:01:47 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;"We're going to get it done"&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Debate Over Health Care Reform</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Barack Obama</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>"I have long supported hosting the Olympic Games ... in my home city of Chicago."</em></div></body><title>Chicago should host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. (Summer Olympic Games)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/183822</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/183822</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:39:37 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;"I have long supported hosting the Olympic Games ... in my home city of Chicago."&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Summer Olympic Games</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Barack Obama</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em> "I haven't seen anybody match up with Jordan yet."</em></div></body><title>It is not appropriate to put Kobe Bryant on the same level as Michael Jordan.  (NBA)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/163421</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/163421</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:37:54 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt; "I haven't seen anybody match up with Jordan yet."&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>NBA</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Barack Obama</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Obama regrets 'stupid' comments</em></div></body><title>President Obama's statement about Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s arrest was not appropriate. (Race &amp; Ethnicity)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/178118</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/178118</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:32:35 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Obama regrets 'stupid' comments&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Race &amp; Ethnicity</category></item><item xml:lang="en-us"><dc:creator xmlns:dc="target">Barack Obama</dc:creator><body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div><em>Obama said it doesn't make sense to him that the situation escalated to the
      point that Gates was arrested. </em></div></body><title>The arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. was not justified.  (Cambridge Police Arrest Henry Louis Gates, Jr.)</title><guid>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/178248</guid><link>http://whereistand.com/BarackObama/178248</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:34:16 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;Obama said it doesn't make sense to him that the situation escalated to the point that Gates was arrested. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><category>Cambridge Police Arrest Henry Louis Gates, Jr.</category></item></channel></rss>