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belgraviadispatch.com - 6/5/2009
Obama in Cairo
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Barack Obama’s speech today in Cairo was a significant feat of public diplomacy, if not a great speech for the ages, say one where myriad lines will be quoted in depth many score years from now. Nor will it change the course of history, or even perhaps, materially alleviate anytime soon the ...
Editorial - The Cairo Speech
nytimes.com - 6/5/2009
Editorial - The Cairo Speech
— nytimes.com — When President Bush spoke in the months and years after Sept. 11, 2001, we often — chillingly... — felt as if we didn’t recognize the United States. His vision was of a country racked with fear and bent on vengeance, one that imposed invidious choices on ... (more) Editorial - The Cairo Speech

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blogs.telegraph.co.uk - 6/5/2009
Barack Obama's 10 mistakes in Cairo :: Toby Harnden
— blogs.telegraph.co.uk — speech in Cairo was quite a moment. I say moment, but it lasted some 56 minutes and... contained more than 6,000 words. Too long. Yes, he said a lot, ensuring to some extent that it could be all things to all people - almost everyone can take something ... (more) Barack Obama's 10 mistakes in Cairo :: Toby Harnden

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mediamatters.org - 6/5/2009
Hannity crops clip to claim Obama "decided to give 9-11 sympathizers a voice" in Cairo speech
— mediamatters.org — On the June 4 edition of his Fox News show, Sean Hannity stated that in his June... 4 speech in Cairo, President Obama "decided to give 9-11 sympathizers a voice on the world stage," then aired a cropped video clip of Obama saying, "I am aware that ... (more) Hannity crops clip to claim Obama "decided to give 9-11 ...

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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan:  Between Hope And The Middle East I

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Between Hope And The Middle East I
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — Greg Djerejian feels a little less hopeful than I am allowing myself to be: He really went to Cairo I think in his mind to help put a line under the past (arguably of course a conceit this is even achievable, but nonethless a laudable goal), so as to beckon us to follow ...

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