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Interview of the President by Al Arabiya Television (Text Only)
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President Obama Does First Formal TV Interview as President with Al-Arabiya
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Obama tells Al Arabiya peace talks should resume
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Obama's Interview
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No More Mister Nice Blog — ... Obama gave an interview to Al-Arabiya. Quinn Hillyer of The American Spectator writes: This... Blows....My...Mind ... If I'm an Israeli, I would run, not walk, early and often, to vote for Binyamn Netanyahu for president there, because there ain't no way that Obama is gonna support Israel when push comes to shove.... I just want to point out that the anti-Obama, George W. Bush, gave interviews to Al-Arabiya in May 2004, January 2005, October 2005, October 2007, January 2008, and May 2008 ...

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N/A — Oh, no.  Obama is talking to the wrong people in his first televised interview.  Al-Arabiya?  Oh, no.  Must not do that.  No. George W. Bush gave interviews to Al-Arabiya in May 2004, January 2005, October 2005, October 2007, January 2008, and May 2008 — six interviews, which, as far as I can tell, is six more than Bush gave as president to MSNBC. This communication stuff?  Very dangerous.  Peace could break out at any ...

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