corner.nationalreview.com - 1/27/2009
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I won't get into the substance of Obama's comments--others are doing that across the web--but I am curious whether the choice of al-Arabiya signals the administration's abandonment of the U.S.-funded al-Hurra satellite channel. Al-Arabiya is the second-most popular channel in the Arabic-speaking ...
blogs.abcnews.com - 1/26/2009
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As special envoy to the Middle East, George
Mitchell heads off to the region to begin work...
on negotiating a cease fire between Israel and the Palestinians, President Obama has sat for his first formal TV interview with the Arabic...
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alarabiya.net - 1/27/2009
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In his first teveision interview as President of
the United States, Barack Obama Monday told Arab satellite...
station Al Arabiya that Americans are not the enemy of the Muslim world and said Israel and the Palestinians should resume peace negotiations.
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Obama tells Al Arabiya peace talks should resume
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Michael Rubin asks, with an evidently straight face: I won't get into the substance of Obama's comments—others are doing that across the web—but I am curious whether the choice of al-Arabiya signals the administration's abandonment of the U.S.-funded al-Hurra satellite channel. Al-Arabiya is the second-most popular channel in the Arabic-speaking Middle East (after al-Jazeera), so audience reach was not the only factor Obama's handlers considered when determining on which Arabic satellite station he should appear.Setting aside the fact that ...
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[ Tuesday, 27 January 2009 ]
[TRANSCRIPT] Obama's interview with Al Arabiya
The new president's first interview with an Arab TV station
The following is a full transcript of Hisham Melhem's interview with ...
Obama Power and the Al-Arabiya Interview
thewashingtonnote.com 1/27/2009 —
Barack Obama's decision to give his first sit down, formal presidential interview with Al-Arabiya is really inspired. He is "Mr. Engagement." And this is a darned impressive move.
He is opening the door to new possibilities. I am going to ...
Interview of the President by Al Arabiya
georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov 1/27/2009 — For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary October 5, 2007 Interview of the President by Al Arabiya Oval Office, Colonnade, Map Room October 4, 2007 11:35 A.M. EDT Q Mr. President, it's nice to see you. It's nice to meet you. And how ...
Obama on Al Arabiya
politico.com 1/27/2009 — My story :
President Barack Obama presented a humble and conciliatory face of America to the Islamic world Monday in the first formal interview since he assumed office, stressing his own Muslim ties and shying away from any hint of belligerence even ...
Why Al-Arabiya Got The Obama Interview And Al-Jazeera Didn't
marcambinder.theatlantic.com 1/27/2009 — CBS News bureau chief Chris Isham reminded me that Al-Arabiya , among other networks in the region, is the pan-Arab voice of political and cultural reform. So it's an auspicious choice by whomever at the White House had the foresight to ...
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First Read 1/27/2009
From NBC's Chuck Todd and Lisa MyersWASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department pressured Citigroup yesterday to abandon plans to buy a new corporate jet, an Obama administration official said.
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