Senator Obama thanked Armenian Americans for supportOctober 23, 2008 - 14:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Senator Barack Obama personally thanked Armenians for Obama for its far-reaching grassroots efforts and encouraged the growing nationwide Armenian American movement in support of the Obama-Biden ticket to escalate its voter outreach in the final days before the November 4th election.In a letter sent to Armenians for Obama, Senator Obama personally expressed his thanks to the voter outreach organization, noting that, from the beginning Armenians for Obama has "been one of those grassroots groups - whether its canvassing in Nevada and Virginia or calling from home in California and New York. I know your hard work has made a difference in the past two years, and I know it's going to make the difference in these last few days." Welcoming Senator Obama's warm words of appreciation, Chairman Areen Ibranossian said, "On behalf of all our Armenians for Obama activists around the country, I want to thank Senator Obama for his sincere expression of gratitude to our grassroots organization and community. We are inspired by his kind words to our team and take from them an added measure of energy and devotion, in these last days, to engage in fieldwork, media outreach, and get-out-the-vote efforts, to do our part to ensure that Senator Obama wins a decisive victory on November 4th." Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |