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Obama speech to offer personal commitment to Muslims
President Barack Obama will offer a "personal commitment" to bridge US differences with Muslims in his long-awaited speech to the Islamic world next week in Egypt, aides said. But White House advisors said Friday that Obama would not shy away from addressing "tough issues" in the speech on ...
The Associated Press: Text of Obama's speech to Muslims
google.com — 19 hours ago Text of President Barack Obama's speech at Cairo University, as provided by CQ Transcriptions.... ___ Good afternoon. I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand ... (more) The Associated Press: Text of Obama's speech to Muslims
Obama and the Muslims
blogs.law.harvard.edu — . On June 4, U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a much-anticipated address to the world’s Muslims, from... a podium at Cairo University. (If you cannot see the embedded video above, click here. The text is here.) The following MESH ... (more) Obama and the Muslims
President Obama chooses Egypt for speech reaching out to Muslims
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Weekend News Roundup -- If you are reading this today, you should consider getting a life. [krakatoa]
Ace of Spades HQ — ... to Iranian victims of terrorist attacks on Thursday... I presume Bill Ayers dissents from his Protege's administration on this, as these sort of consciousness-raising activities are his very bread & butter. --- Following up in that vein President Obama is to make a speech at the University of Cairo that aims to make Muslims love us. "The speech will outline his personal commitment to engagement, based upon mutual interests and mutual respect," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said. The president's foreign policy advisor Mark Lippert says it will touch on "difficult ...

OBAMA REACHES OUT TO MUSLIMS: BACKS HOUSE OF SAUD OVER 9/11 FAMILIES!
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — UNBEFRICKINLIEVABLE: The Obama administration is supporting efforts by the Saudi royal family to defeat a long-running lawsuit seeking to hold it liable for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The Justice Department, in a brief filed Friday before the Supreme Court, said it did not believe the Saudis could be sued in American court over accusations brought by families of the Sept. 11 victims that the royal family had helped finance Al Qaeda. The department said it saw no need for the court to review lower court rulings that found in the Saudis’ favor in throwing out the lawsuit. The government’s position comes less than a week ...

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