8/18/10 Obama's Good Day; Out of Iraq & G.M. to buy back stock

U.S. ending combat operations in Iraq 'NOW'

Source: MSNBC

NEAR THE IRAQ-KUWAIT BORDER — The last U.S. combat troops were crossing the border into Kuwait on Thursday morning, bringing to a close the active combat phase of a 7½-year war that overthrew the dictatorial regime of Saddam Hussein, forever defined the presidency of George W. Bush and left more than 4,400 American service members and tens of thousands of Iraqis dead.

The final convoy of the Army’s 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Lewis, Wash., were about to enter Kuwait shortly after 1:30 a.m. (6:30 p.m. Wednesday ET), carrying the last of the 14,000 U.S. combat forces in Iraq, said NBC’s Richard Engel, who has been traveling with the brigade as it moved out this week.


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http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/08/18/news/news-us-gm-ipo.html?_r=1&hp

GM Files For IPO And Plans Dual Listing

NEW YORK/DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co took a big step toward repaying a controversial taxpayer-funded bailout by declaring plans for a
landmark stock offering that represents a critical test for the Obama administration.

The automaker said it planned to list the shares on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange in an initial public offering that comes
amid a still-weak global market for cars that is vulnerable to a further downturn.

The Obama administration wants to be able to cast its $50 billion GM bailout as a financial success in the face of public skepticism and Republican political
opposition but some analysts are still wary of the offering.

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And I got to see Obama yesterday as he motorcade drove within feet of were I was standing. The President had a very good day yesterday.

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