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In anticipation of President Obama's June 4 speech to the Muslim world in Cairo, Jim Zogby writes at the Huffington Post that expectations are high though in Egypt "he will face a nation hardened in its negative view of the...
President Obama Speaks to the Muslim World from Cairo, Egypt (video)
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President Obama's Cairo speech text
President Obama's Cairo speech text
usatoday.com — I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic learning, and for over a century, Cairo University has been a source of Egypt's ... (more) President Obama's Cairo speech text
"Brotherhood" Invited To Obama Speech By U.S.
politics.theatlantic.com — A sign that the Obama administration is willing to publicly challenge Egypt's commitment to parliamentary democracy: various Middle Eastern news sources report that the administration insisted that at least 10 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the ... (more) "Brotherhood" Invited To Obama Speech By U.S.
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Sunday reading: General Motors
Ben Smith's Blog — GM will file for bankruptcy, and the White House really will be more or less running the company. Lindsey Graham attacks Sotomayor for an alleged sense of superiority. Rangel provokes. Mitt's not moving, Joementum-style, to New Hampshire. And now they're comparing Obama to King Tut, in Cairo at least.

Now it can be told: Obama has “Muslim roots”
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... to celebrate, um, America’s birthday. Exit question: Whose Obama cultists are more devout, ours or Egypt’s? I’d say it’s a close call .

White House National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications Smears President Obama as Having Muslim Roots
Ace of Spades HQ — ... (are) a key part of Illinois and Chicago.”… Since the election, however, with the threat of the rumors at least somewhat abated, the White House has been increasingly forthcoming about the president’s roots. Especially when reaching out to the Muslim world. In his April 6 address to the Turkish Parliament, President Obama referenced how many “Americans have Muslims in their families or have lived in a Muslim majority country. I know, because I am one of them.” Jake Tapper's report includes a brief history of the Obama campaign's determination to brand anyone suggesting Obama ...

Obama’s Islamic Roots
Stop The ACLU — Obama’s Islamic Roots Posted on June 2, 2009 Suddenly, as t-shirts of Obama being the new King Tut sale in Egypt, it is no longer taboo to talk of Obama’s Muslim roots! As a matter of fact, now that Obama is apologizing to the world, trying to give Israel to Palestein, bowing to the Saudi King, and thinking Iran wants nukes for peaceful reasons it has suddenly become hip to speak of his kindred spirit with the people of Islam. During a conference call in preparation for President Obama’s trip to Cairo, Egypt, where he will address the Muslim world, deputy ...

Obama Has Muslim Roots
Say Anything — ... Normally that would get me accused of “smearing” Barack Obama.  During the election, as ABC’s Jack Tapper points out, the Obama campaign was branding anyone suggesting that Obama had a Muslim background as a lying liar. But this time it’s ok given that the person saying it is the White House National Security Adviser. ...

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Obama Speech In Cairo: VIDEO, Full Text
huffingtonpost.com 6/4/2009 — Below, the full text of President Obama's speech in Cairo, Egypt, titled "A New Beginning." Video coming soon... * * * * I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand ...
James Zogby: High Expectations for Obama's Speech in Egypt
huffingtonpost.com 5/31/2009 — Following on the heels of his meetings with a number of Middle East leaders, President Barack Obama travels next week to Egypt where, on June 4th, he will deliver a much anticipated speech to the Muslim world. Already the topic of great ...
Why Not Indonesia For Obama's Speech?
politics.theatlantic.com 6/2/2009 — American and Muslim scholars wonder why President Obama didn't choose to speak to the world's Muslims from the world's most populous Muslim country -- Indonesia -- which happens to be more democratic than Egypt, where Obama touches down on Thursday. ...
The President Should Drop The Phrase ‘Muslim World’
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org 6/2/2009 — Our guest blogger is Peter Juul , Research Associate at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. This Thursday, President Obama gives a much-anticipated speech at Cairo University in Egypt. The president himself is billing his speech as an ...
They Have Their Issues, We Have Ours
corner.nationalreview.com 6/3/2009 — From a BBC interview with our president: Justin Webb: You're making this speech in Cairo. Amnesty International says there are thousands of political prisoners in Egypt. How do you address that issue? President Obama: Right. Well, look - ...
Obama in Cairo
washingtonmonthly.com 6/4/2009 — OBAMA IN CAIRO.... Early on in his speech in Egypt this morning, President Obama set the tone: "No single speech can eradicate years of mistrust, nor can I answer in the time that I have all the complex questions that...
TPMDC Morning Roundup
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 6/4/2009 — Obama To Muslim World: "Cycle Of Suspicion And Discord Must End" In his big speech earlier today in Cairo, Egypt, President Obama reached out to Muslims the world over in an appeal for peace, religious tolerance and understanding, and an overall new ...
The President's Speech (as Released by the White House)
corner.nationalreview.com 6/4/2009 — Remarks of President Barack Obama A New Beginning Cairo, Egypt June 4, 2009 I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of ...
Obama Tours Pyramids: "Five Guys Was Good, This Was Better"
huffingtonpost.com 6/4/2009 — During his stay in Cairo, Egypt, where he gave his longest and arguably most anticipated speech yet, President Obama indulged in some tourism, visiting the Great Pyramids of Giza, which he labeled "awe-inspiring". Obama described the tour as the best ...
Last Year's Presidential Speech in Egypt
corner.nationalreview.com 6/5/2009 — President Obama has just given a speech in Egypt. Last year, our then president, George W. Bush, gave a speech in Egypt -- at Sharm El Sheikh. I was present for it, and wrote about it for National Review: here. Bush's remarks were not as warmly ...
Inhofe Attacks Obama's "Un-American" Speech -- "I Just Don't Know Whose Side He's On"
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 6/5/2009 — Mark down Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) as one of the more outspoken critics of President Obama's speech yesterday in Egypt -- in fact, he told The Oklahoman the speech was "un-American" for calling the Iraq conflict a "war of choice." Inhofe also ...
TPMDC Morning Roundup
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 6/3/2009 — Obama Visiting Muslim World; Bin Laden Puts Out New Message Against Him President Obama has arrived in Saudi Arabia for a multi-nation tour in the Arab world, most notably including a speech addressed to all Muslims tomorrow in Egypt. And just in ...
Obama Peace Speech To Muslim World in Cairo
politicolnews.com 6/4/2009 — As Obama leaves Cairo Egypt on his Peace on Earth tour you have to look at his objectives to reach out and commence a dialogue with the world’s Muslim community. You have to look at what is flawed in this peaceful type of thinking and why there are some that say it will not work. We [...]
High Expectations for Obama's Cairo Speech
voices.washingtonpost.com 6/3/2009 — By Dan Balz President Obama has set a high bar for his trip to the Middle East and Europe this week. By his own description, he is on a truth-telling mission. The challenges are clear: Can he successfully reach out to the Muslim world without ...
Media Matters, Huffington Post Beclown Themselves... Again
directorblue.blogspot.com 6/4/2009 — Moi? They came after Moi'?Huffington Matters and Media Post, two of the finest websites that George Soros' money can buy, coordinated twin hit pieces this afternoon. Timed within minutes of one another, PuffHo and MediaShmatters alleged that the Dealergate fiasco was the concoction of the ...
Two Presidential Speeches in Egypt
corner.nationalreview.com 6/4/2009 — The media is devoting a lot of time previewing President Obama's speech that he's giving tomorrow in Egypt. I wonder how many reporters will take the time to read President Bush's speech at the World Economic Forum in Egypt last year -- it's worth a ...
Interactive: Obama's Cairo SpeechThe Caucus
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Text: Obama's Speech To The Muslim World In CairoThe Latest on Air America
Below is the full text of President Obama's speech to the Muslim world, made in Cairo on June 4, 2009, as released by the White House. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am honored to be in the ...
Obama Egypt Speech: VIDEO, Full TextThe Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Below, the full text of President Obama's speech in Cairo, Egypt, titled "A New Beginning." Video coming soon... * * * * I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable institutions. For over a thousand years, Al-Azhar has stood as a beacon of Islamic ...
Shocking VIDEO: Hate In Jerusalem on Eve of Obama's Cairo AddressThe Political Carnival
By GottaLaff Warning: this video contains profanity and material offensive to just about anyone. This video is awful beyond words. Max Blumenthal writes : On the eve of President Barack Obama’s address to the Muslim world from Cairo, Egypt, I stepped out onto the streets of Jerusalem ...
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The Hamas Government has reached out to President Obama via a letter given to CODEPINK co-founder Medea Benjamin. Benjamin, who is in Gaza heading up a 66-person delegation representing 10 countries, plans to deliver the letter to President Obama today. Written by Dr. Ahmed Yousef, the Deputy ...
VIDEO: President Obama's speech in CairoNews
Watch the video of President Obama's speech in Cairo, Egypt below. The president spoke of a "new beginning" for the relationship between the U.S. and Muslims around the world in the nearly 56-minute-long speech.
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The text of the President’s speech is here and the video is here and below: “A New Beginning” The President gives a speech in Cairo, Egypt, outlining his personal commitment to engagement with the Muslim world, based upon mutual interests and mutual respect, ...
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Video- International Reaction to President Obama's upcoming speech in EgyptThe Political Carnival
Got sent this from the site Newsy - not bad, I'll have to check them out more.
Omid Memarian: Obama Egypt Speech: Venue Choice Draws FirePolitics on HuffingtonPost.com
President Obama's decision to address the Muslim World in a speech on June 4th in Cairo, Egypt -- one of the most authoritarian Muslims countries in the Middle East - begs the question: is Egypt the right place to address such issues or not? On May 8, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs called ...
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Advice and predictions abound in the lead up to President Obama's highly anticipated Thursday speech from Cairo, Egypt to address the Muslim world. While some seem almost saccharine towards what will no doubt be a symbolic gesture, others are more cynical and do not expect the speech to yield ...
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Hannity crops Obama to falsely claim he is giving a voice to 9-11 sympathizers while Limbaugh attacks Obama for condemning the allegedly outdated holocaust issue.
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After President Obama's speech in Egypt, appreciation for the new approach from a U.S. president seemed widespread among Middle Eastern Muslims. "It is the first time I've seen a U.S. president speaking like this," said Ahmed Abdullah, a communications worker in Baghdad.
The Trouble with the Obama SpeechPundits Blog
It is altogether fitting that right after Barack Obama — the nation’s first Muslim president, apparently (in much the same way that Bill Clinton was the first Black president, if you get my drift) — delivered a speech in Cairo, Egypt, he flew off to Germany and France. The French and Germans ...
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President Barack Obama traveled to Egypt Thursday and delivered an historic speech to the Muslim world at the University of Cairo. For nearly two hours Obama spoke of the region's various unsolved crises--such as U.S./Islamic relations, the Arab/Israeli conflict, and terrorism--while ...
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Text of Obama's speech in Cairo (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - Text of President Barack Obama's speech at Cairo University, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.
Full Text: President Barack Obama's Speech to the Muslim WorldTIME.com Top Politics Stories
The President's speech delivered in Cairo, Egypt on Thursday June 4, 2009
Al-Qaida criticizes Obama's upcoming Cairo speech (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - Al-Qaida's deputy leader on Tuesday criticized President Barack Obama's upcoming speech to the Islamic world in Cairo, saying it will not change the "bloody messages" the U.S. military is sending Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan. Al-Qaida has ...
Obama's outreach to Muslims is a big gamble (AP)Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - Barack Obama began on Day One of his presidency to "reboot" America's damaged relationship with the world's 1.5 billion Muslims. With this week's Mideast trip and long-promised speech in Cairo, he takes a perilous leap into the effort.