9:01 Larry King Live – Barack Obama speaks out about the New Yorker cover

9:01 Larry- that New Yorker cover… what do you make of that?

9:02 obama: I know that it was an attempt at satire – but it’s just a cartoon – i haven’t spent much time thinking about it

9:02 Larry – didn’t it sting?

9:03 Obama – you get a thick skin – I’ve seen and heard worse

9:03 Larry – a good percentage still believe that you are Muslim

9:03 Obama – I was raised a Christain – all you can do is tell the truth and trust in the American people

9:04 Obama – this is actually an insult against Muslim Americans 

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9:04 larry – let’s turn to Iraq – do you go with an adgenda

9:04 obama – my adgenda is to keep american’s safe

9:05 Obama – McCain has ignored the wider strategy

9:05 Obama – money spent, where the central front against terrorism should be (afghanistan)

9:06 Obama – imagine what we could have done with the money spent on the war – if it had been invested at home

9:07 Obama – but i want to discuss it with the commanders to find out the best ways to end the war

9:07 Clip of McCain – criticizing Obama for preaching policy before witnessing what is going on

9:08 Obama – straegically – I believe that it is time to get out – at a pace that will allow us to do what we need to do there – to make sure that police and army are trained. And to leave a residual force to protect our bases/diplomats

9:10 Obama – Larry, when you travel around this country – you meet families where members have served 3 – 4 terms – this can’t be sustained. also, economically we have a lot of needs – and we need to look at other areas of the world

9:10 next – Larry will ask about Veeps – you can vote at CNN.com

9:11 still no score in the All Star Game – bottom of the 2nd

9:14 Obama – I think that the failure of this administration is amazing to find and capture Osama Bin Landen – and the resurgence of the Taliban9:14 we need to further our relationship with pakistan -

9:14 Larry – would you go in to get Bin Laden

9:15 Obama – We want to capture or kill him -

9:15 Larry – how will you deal with your generals?

9:15 Obama – I think that they are critical – I have been so impressed with their work – even with a difficult mission

9:16 obama – but, I think this is the difference between myself and GB and JMc, as President, it is my job to set the mission – ultimately, the buck stops with me

9:17 Obama – the role of the Commander in Chief is to secure the US on all fronts

9:17 Obama – making sure that we have an energy policy that frees us from foreign oil

9:17 Larry – how is the search for VP going?

9:18 Obama – I’m not going to discuss it – but the process is going well – with a vision that we need to fundamentally change what is going on in wash

9:18 Larry – how will you use Bill CLinton?

9:19 Obama – i want him as an advisor – he is an enormous resource – as are all former presidents

9:19 Obama – i think you want to use all the talent – bring back bipartisanship in foreign policy

9:19 Larry – what about the foreclosure problem

9:20 Obama – it is a huge problem – we could have prevented a lot of this – but, moving forward – glad to see that the President is supporting the housing bill coming out of Congress – help for homeowners

9:21 Obama – i want to make sure that we aren’t bailing out CEOs – I want to stabilize the market – and that sound borrowers are confident

9:21 Larry – thanks for joining us

9:21 Obama – thank you

9:22 Larry continues with talk about the foreclosure crisis.

9:22 with that – we end the live blog!

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We’ll be live blogging during and about Senator Barack Obama’s appearance on Larry King Live tonight.

The show begins at 9pm (EST) – so we’ll be here then -

Be sure to stop by – we’d love to hear your comments about Obama’s speech today and his plans for policy.

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Senator Barack Obama will give a speech today about his strategy for US security. He will, reportedly, discuss his plans for dealing with the biggest threats against the US, focusing, on ending the war in Iraq.

He will cap off the day appearing on Larry King Live on CNN tonight (Tuesday, July 15th) at 9pm (EST)

Barack Obama’s “timeline” calls for a gradual withdrawal of troops from Iraq – a withdrawal which is to be complete within 16 months of his taking office (so around April, 2010).

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Barack Obama to set forth plan on Iraq.