3:15 AM et Obama Lands, Security High
Journalists were asked by the Obama campaign to hold off from reporting that Obama would visit Afghanistan and Iraq prior to his trip abroad next week until he landed safely in the region — which his campaign informed us early this morning that he has.
While a small “pool” of reporters was permitted to document his journey from Chicago to Andrews Air Force Base on Thursday, none made the journey abroad with Obama and Senators Reed and Hagael, as their visit is classified as a “Congressional Delegation,” funded by taxpayers.
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At approximately 3:15 AM Eastern/2:15 AM Central, I received a phone call telling me that Senator Obama had landed at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Since leaving Washington on Thursday, Senator Obama had stopped and visited troops in Kuwait.
What follows is a pool report by the Chicago Tribune’s John McCormick.
Source: embeds.blogs.foxnews.com
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