We can beat them

	pacquiao -- From the day President Obama took office, Democrats have worked to rebuild our country's economy, put into place the basic financial reforms needed to empower and protect consumers, and lay down a new foundation for growth. Republicans made a different choice: They locked arms with the special interests and voted to protect the insurance companies, credit card lenders, and bankers on Wall Street. The GOP embraced a singular goal: opposition to the President's agenda. Now Republicans are scheming to win back Congress. With a majority, they'll do everything they can to reverse the progress Democrats have made. They'll turn back the clock on behalf of their special interest friends, their big donors, and the extreme right-wing elements that have taken over their party. But we have a plan to beat the GOP. Since May, we've been focused on an unprecedented push to elect Democrats who will fight alongside President Obama. With the help of supporters like you, we've launched the strongest, most sophisticated effort this party has ever put together for an election like this. The special interests don't fund it -- our Vote 2010 campaign relies entirely on supporters like you. Can you chip in $5 or more to power this work? Republicans have promised to repeal health insurance reform and roll back new consumer protections -- but it won't stop there. Across the country, the GOP has nominated a set of right-wing ideologues who are vowing to undo the victories won by our parents and grandparents -- the promises those generations made to the future. Republicans are supporting candidates like Nevada Republican Senate nominee Sharron Angle who believe the United States should leave the United Nations and that we should shut down the Department of Education. They're working to elect conservatives like Alaska Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller who argue that unemployment benefits are "not constitutionally authorized" and that we should end Social Security. They're fighting for people like Kentucky Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul who believe that civil rights should be up for debate in this country because they think that businesses should have the right to discriminate based on race, gender, disability, or any other factor. We all understand the consequences of this election. That's why grassroots Democrats are knocking on thousands of doors every week. That's why we have a goal of reaching out to 15 million voters by November 2nd. Americans have a choice to make with this election, but from now until November, we're going to work to make our case. Can you help out? Donate today: http://my.democrats.org/OurCase Thanks, Governor Tim Kaine Chairman
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Iraq

pacquiao -- Tonight marks the end of the American combat mission in Iraq. As a candidate for this office, I pledged to end this war responsibly. And, as President, that is what I am doing. Since I became Commander-in-Chief, we've brought home nearly 100,000 U.S. troops. We've closed or turned over to Iraq hundreds of our bases. As Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, our commitment to a sovereign, stable, and self-reliant Iraq continues. Under Operation New Dawn, a transitional force of U.S. troops will remain to advise and assist Iraqi forces, protect our civilians on the ground, and pursue targeted counterterrorism efforts. By the end of next year, consistent with our agreement with the Iraqi government, these men and women, too, will come home. Ending this war is not only in Iraq's interest -- it is in our own. Our nation has paid a huge price to put Iraq's future in the hands of its people. We have sent our men and women in uniform to make enormous sacrifices. We have spent vast resources abroad in the face of several years of recession at home. We have met our responsibility through the courage and resolve of our women and men in uniform. In seven years, they confronted a mission as challenging and as complex as any our military has ever been asked to face. Nearly 1.5 million Americans put their lives on the line. Many returned for multiple tours of duty, far from their loved ones who bore a heroic burden of their own. And most painfully, more than 4,400 Americans have given their lives, fighting for people they never knew, for values that have defined our people for more than two centuries. What their country asked of them was not small. And what they sacrificed was not easy. For that, each and every American owes them our heartfelt thanks. Our promise to them -- to each woman or man who has donned our colors -- is that our country will serve them as faithfully as they have served us. We have already made the largest increase in funding for veterans in decades. So long as I am President, I will do whatever it takes to fulfill that sacred trust. Tonight, we mark a milestone in our nation's history. Even at a time of great uncertainty for so many Americans, this day and our brave troops remind us that our future is in our own hands and that our best days lie ahead. Thank you, President Barack Obama

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Where elections are won

	pacquiao -- If there's one thing that we learned from 2008, it's that hard-fought elections are won on the ground. On the doorsteps and the phone lines. In face-to-face conversations with friends and neighbors. At house events, where people gather to support a common cause. That's how we were able to get 15 million people out to vote for the first time in 2008 -- helping us achieve a victory for the President and win majorities in Congress. And this is just what volunteers will be working to do this weekend in competitive districts across the country: They'll be mobilizing on the ground for our party-wide "Moving America Forward" Day of Action on August 28th -- securing commitments to vote and discussing what's at stake this November. Our goal is to knock on 200,000 doors in 48 hours -- and we need your help to get it done. Can you join us? Click here to find an event near you. It's an ambitious target -- but the doors we'll knock on this weekend aren't simply tally marks. Those doors open into the homes of Americans whose lives will be affected by the outcome of this fall's elections. Each door presents us with the opportunity to secure these folks' commitment to vote -- and to illustrate how that vote will affect the direction the country takes. "Moving America Forward" isn't just a catchy name. It's also our larger message heading into the fall, and for good reason. Democrats aren't just fighting to protect the historic progress we've achieved together -- from health insurance reform to the strongest consumer protections ever put in place -- we're fighting for the opportunity to continue moving forward with reforms that go to work for the American people. Given the opportunity, Republicans would repeal our historic reforms, taking us backward to Bush-era policies that work only for special interests and the privileged few. We simply can't let that happen. This is our chance to make sure it doesn't. Weekends like this one help us to lay the foundation for victory this fall -- but we can't get folks to show up at the polls unless we first show up on the ground. I hope you can make it out. Sign up to RSVP for an event today: http://my.democrats.org/MAFevents Thanks, Jen Jen O'Malley Dillon Executive Director Democratic National Committee
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Boehner's millions

	pacquiao -- Yesterday, Republican John Boehner escalated his campaign to become the next Speaker of the House. He gave a "major speech" in Cleveland -- much-hyped by his staffers, who told reporters that this, finally, was the moment when the GOP would introduce its economic agenda. After all the build-up, all we heard was another list of what Republicans are against. Every supposedly new idea was more of the same. He wants to extend the Bush tax cuts for the rich. He wants to repeal health insurance reform. He opposes clean-energy legislation. Nothing he offered would move America forward. The only thing Boehner seems serious about is raising campaign cash. After the speech, he told reporters that he's prepared to help Republicans spend $50 million to win back Congress. We can already guess what he'll do: tap the special interests. He'll work the phones and call in every favor. He'll lean on the big-dollar donors and the corporate lobbyists. Democrats have a different plan. We're asking supporters like you to make a contribution to the By the People Fund. If we can collect 3 million grassroots donations, we can compete with the Republicans in every race. And so far, that's exactly what we're doing. Can you chip in $3 or more to help keep up the pace? On Tuesday, Boehner said his party deserves to win because it's time to "put the grown-ups in charge." What a bunch of nonsense. The last time he and Republicans were in charge, they took a $237 billion budget surplus and transformed it into a $1.3 trillion deficit. They doubled the national debt and drove the economy into a ditch. Under Boehner, this country would go right back to the failed Republican policies that cost us 8 million jobs, left the middle class in economic peril, and shifted our tax burden to the middle class by giving $100,000+ tax breaks to the wealthy. To make sure that doesn't happen, we're planning to outwork the GOP in every district with a competitive race. We will knock on doors, make calls, and build the case for Democrats across the country. But we're talking about the most aggressive voter turnout campaign for a midterm election in history. We need your help to get it done. Please donate $3 or more today: http://my.democrats.org/BeatBoehner Thanks, Governor Tim Kaine Chairman
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Help us beat this guy

	pacquiao -- Months before the 2010 election, John Boehner -- the Republican leader in the House -- is launching a full-fledged campaign operation to become the next Speaker of the House. And he's counting on contributions from lobbyists to help pay the bills. His staffers have established a "Speaker Boehner" committee. They've set up suggested giving levels for lobbyists. Anyone who helps raise $100,000 gets special meetings with the GOP leader, a direct line to a Boehner aide, and the password for a restricted website where they can download "insider briefings." Protecting the House and keeping John Boehner's hand off the speaker's gavel is a top priority for this election. But we aren't setting up special websites for lobbyists. We aren't counting on special-interest dollars to give us an edge in this campaign. We're countering that cash with an aggressive campaign funded entirely by people like you. That's why we've launched the By the People Fund to help us reach 3 million grassroots donations before Election Day. Chip in $3 or more to help meet the goal. To become the next speaker, Boehner has to help the Republicans win 39 seats they don't currently hold. To ensure that doesn't happen, we're planning the largest voter turnout operation for a midterm election in history. We will knock on more doors, make more calls, and outwork the GOP in every district with a competitive race. But we need your help to make this happen. Republicans like Boehner are tearing up the phones, calling in every favor they have to bring in the special-interest cash. We've made a choice to practice a different kind of politics, and we're counting on support from Americans like you to help us win in November. Donate $3 or more to the By the People Fund: http://my.democrats.org/StopBoehner Thanks, Jen Jen O'Malley Dillon Executive Director Democratic National Committee
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Can we get your thoughts?

	pacquiao -- We need to hear from you as we shape the direction of the Democratic Party. So we put together a survey to get your thoughts. It will only take a few minutes, and it's a great way to make your voice heard. Can you take a second to share your feedback? Your voice and commitment are part of how we elected President Obama. And they are the reason we'll be successful in making his vision a reality. Click here to fill out the survey now: http://my.democrats.org/DemSurvey Thanks for your work and your feedback, Jen Jen O'Malley Dillon Executive Director Democratic National Committee
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Watch Vice President Biden live tomorrow

	pacquiao -- Tomorrow morning, DNC Chairman Tim Kaine will introduce a very special speaker at the Democratic Party's Summer Meeting in St. Louis. Vice President Joe Biden will deliver a keynote address to Democrats in St. Louis and across the country. He'll discuss what's at stake in the November elections -- and lay out the path moving forward in the coming weeks leading up to Election Day. We'll be broadcasting his speech live on our website so you can join. The speech will start Friday morning at 10:50 a.m. Eastern Time. Click here to sign up for a reminder before he begins his speech. Over the past few months, our party has achieved multiple historic victories that make real change in the lives of Americans -- from a sweeping overhaul of the financial system to health insurance reform that was 100 years in the making -- but we have a lot of hard work ahead of us in the coming weeks. In his speech, the Vice President will help prepare us for that road ahead. We'll also hear from DNC Chairman Tim Kaine, the Honorable Kathleen Sebelius, and Senator Claire McCaskill. The November elections offer a choice -- between continuing to move America forward as Democrats have done, or taking us backward to the days of failed Bush-era policies, as Republicans have promised to do. And in the 75 days left until Election Day, we'll be fighting to defend our vision for the country -- and working to elect strong Democrats and allies for the President. Please RSVP now to receive a reminder for tomorrow's speech. Then tune in at 10:50 a.m. tomorrow morning to watch the Vice President live: http://my.democrats.org/VPSpeech Thank you, Jen Jen O'Malley Dillon Executive Director Democratic National Committee
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