1.0 link 161451 <![CDATA[Obama Al-Arabiya Interviewer On How He Snagged President]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/27/obama-al-arabiya-intervie_n_161451.html CNN's Wolf Blitzer spokes with Hisham Melhem, the Al Arabiya Washington bureau chief who conducted the first television interview with President Obama. Melhem tells Blitzer that Obama was "really cool" and that the new president is already "sending the right vibes, the right tone" to the Muslim World. The full transcript:

WOLF BLITZER. CNN ANCHOR: And joining us now, the man who conducted that interview with the president of the United States, Hisham Melhem. He's the Washington bureau chief...
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