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politics.theatlantic.com - 6/2/2009
Why Not Indonesia For Obama's Speech?
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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 answer is two-fold: Egypt is a ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 6/4/2009
What Barack Hussein Obama told Muslims in Egypt (text here)
— latimesblogs.latimes.com — President Barack Hussein Obama , born to a Muslim father and educated in a Muslim country, won... a rousing response in Cairo today with an outreach to a Muslim world that reviled his predecessor George W. Bush. He won a gasping cheer at the start, ... (more) What Barack Hussein Obama told Muslims in Egypt (text here)

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huffingtonpost.com - 6/4/2009
Obama Speech In Cairo: VIDEO, Full Text
— huffingtonpost.com — 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 ... (more) Obama Speech In Cairo: VIDEO, Full Text

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politics.theatlantic.com - 6/3/2009
"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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What Obama Should Say in Cairo
Opinionator — ... opportunity to correct these misperceptions, but he should do more. Now is the time to give real substance to his signature concept of “engagement.” So far, it is just a tactic, devoid of much content. Obama can fix that by outlining a Muslim-targeted version of “change you can believe in.” It would sound a lot like another bumper-sticker slogan: “Think globally, act locally.” As to why Obama chose Egypt rather than, say, Indonesia as the setting for his speech, Marc Ambinder says “ The answer is two-fold .” Egypt is a critical American ally, and not just because it took some ...

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Obama: America "One of the Largest Muslim Countries in the World"
weeklystandard.com 6/3/2009 — As we noted earlier, and as ABC now confirms , Obama's speech in Cairo will focus on his Muslim roots and the unique perspective it provides him. Obama also teased the contents of the speech in an interview with a French television station: What I ...