Jul 24

Senator Obama delivered the following remarks in Berlin, Germany…

Thank you to the citizens of Berlin and to the people of Germany. Let me thank Chancellor Merkel and Foreign Minister Steinmeier for welcoming me earlier today. Thank you Mayor Wowereit, the Berlin Senate, the police, and most of all thank you for this welcome.

I come to Berlin as so many of my countrymen have come before.  Tonight, I speak to you not as a candidate for President, but as a citizen – a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world. 

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Jul 24

As part of a continuing series, we’re following Obama Organizing Fellows as they share their stories and their experiences. They discuss the people they meet, the hardships of organizing, what the campaign means to them, and how this summer is changing their perspective.

Coretta is an Organizing Fellow in Georgia.  Her stories appear each Thursday.

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Jul 24

We’ve been getting amazing reports from the Listening to America Platform Meetings that are going on right now all across the country. Here are some of the pictures we’ve received from supporters over the past few days:

Click here to find a platform meeting near you and help contribute to a party platform that embodies your values and vision for the future. Have you already been to or hosted a platform meeting? Send your photos and a few words on how it went to blog@barackobama.com, and we’ll feature the best photos and stories right here on the HQ blog.

Jul 24

Barack Obama addressed a crowd of over 200,000 people in Berlin’s Tiergarten Park today. Watch the video…

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Jul 24

Barack Obama is in Germany today, where he will be speaking at an outdoor event at Tiergarten Park in Berlin shortly.

From McClatchy:

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Jul 24

We arrived in Berlin, Germany this morning and Senator Obama met with Chancellor Angela Merkel at the German Chancellery. Here are some photos from the visit…

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Jul 24

Barack Obama is in Germany today, where he will be speaking at an outdoor event at Tiergarten Park in Berlin shortly.

From McClatchy:

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