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	<title><![CDATA[Syrian President, First Lady Praise Obama]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/03/asma-al-assad-syrian-firs_n_225414.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>DAMASCUS, Syria &acirc;€” Syria's leader praised President Barack Obama's outreach for dialogue and invited him to visit Damascus in remarks released Friday just days after the United States said it plans to return its ambassador to Syria after a four year absence.</p>

<p>Syrian President Bashar Assad comments came in a telegram he sent to Obama on the occasion of the July 4 Independence Day and in an interview he gave to Britain's Sky News.</p>

<p>Also on Sky News, Syria's First Lady Asma...</p>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2009-07-05T11:54:00-04:00</date_published>
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