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Obama In Germany At Start Of WWII Memorial Tour

First Posted: 7/5/09 Updated: 5/25/11

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AFP:

DRESDEN, Germany (AFP) - US President Barack Obama arrived in this eastern German city Thursday at the start of a solemn two-day mission of World War II remembrance, and a fresh round of transatlantic diplomacy.

Air Force One touched down at 8:50 pm (1850 GMT) in Dresden, three-quarters of which was destroyed by Allied bombing in February 1945 but whose Baroque centre has since been lovingly restored.

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DRESDEN, Germany (AFP) - US President Barack Obama arrived in this eastern German city Thursday at the start of a solemn two-day mission of World War II remembrance, and a fresh round of transatlantic...
DRESDEN, Germany (AFP) - US President Barack Obama arrived in this eastern German city Thursday at the start of a solemn two-day mission of World War II remembrance, and a fresh round of transatlantic...
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05:15 AM on 06/05/2009
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10:09 PM on 06/04/2009
I hope President Obama's presser in Germany will be shown on MSNBC or C-Span.