Obama Cairo Speech

Ari Fleischer: Obama's Cairo Speech "Too Balanced"

Think Progress | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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Today, former Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer told CBS that he disapproved of President Obama's speech in Cairo about the U.S. relationship with Mu...

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Obama Arab World Speech: Extremists Call Him "Wise Enemy"

AP | MARJORIE OLSTER | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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CAIRO — Muslim shopkeepers, students and even radical groups such as Hamas praised President Barack Obama's address Thursday as a positive shift...

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Jason Linkins

Ignored In Obama Speech: Shift From Bush On Muslim Charities

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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I credit Spencer Ackerman for being the guy who got me looking for the many ways President Barack Obama applies counterinsurgency strategy to policy a...

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Bukra Enshalla Obama

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Joe Peyronnin

Iranian leadership took no chances that a "rock star" president offering a new beginning would fire up opposition. Iran has a national election coming up with important consequences for Ahmadinejad.

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Cheney Rips "Missed Opportunity" of Obama's Speech: "That Was the Perfect Time to Bomb Them"

Andy Borowitz | Posted 06.04.2009 | Comedy

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Andy Borowitz

The former vice-president said that if he had made the speech in Cairo, "you can bet your ass it would have played out differently."

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Bush's Excellent Speech in Cairo -- What Might Have Been

Steven Waldman | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Steven Waldman

Obama's speech reminds us that 9/11 needn't have led to a conflict between the West and Islam. It's a reminder of the road not taken.

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Time to Combat The New Smear Campaign Against President Obama

Nick Bunzl | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Nick Bunzl

The Jewish community did not believe the lies and distortions in November---and they should not now.

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Hamas Leader Reviews Obama Speech

Time | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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About an hour after Barack Obama's excellent Cairo speech, I met with Khaled Meshal, the leader of Hamas, at his office here to talk about the speech ...

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Obama's speech bridges the Abrahamic faiths

Greg Barrett | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Can you imagine President Bush delivering a speech to Muslims and quoting seamlessly from the Bible, the Quran and the Talmud? Any reconciliatory word...

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The View of Obama from the Heart of the Arab (Comedy) World

Dean Obeidallah | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Dean Obeidallah

If someone threw a shoe, I have no doubt that Obama would have dodged it in a graceful slow-motion style like Neo from The Matrix and he wouldn't have even missed a word from his speech while doing it.

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What President Obama Promised in Cairo

Robert Naiman | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Robert Naiman

U.S. policy in the broader Middle East over the next four years will be judged in the region according to whether the pledges that President Obama made in Cairo today are kept.

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Obama's Speech In Egypt: The Word Cloud

Huffington Post | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Obama's speech to the so-called Muslim World, held today at Cairo University, is being talked about in cafes and living rooms across the world. The co...

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VOICES FROM JERUSALEM: Obama: From Your Mouth to Jerusalem's Ears

Ir Amim | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Ir Amim

Two states. An end to settlement construction. The fate of Jerusalem. If we look, there are some noteworthy agreements about them.

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Liz Cheney: Obama Wants To Hold Hands With Terrorists

The Plum Line | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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That's not really an exaggeration! On an appearance on MSNBC just now, Liz Cheney appeared to say that Obama's speech in Cairo today showed that he wa...

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Obama in Cairo: Settlement Line, Brutality Against Women Ignored

Taylor Marsh | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Taylor Marsh

As the president made his first and most important outreach to the Arab and Muslim world, he pulled up short on fundamental human rights as it applies to women.

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View From Cairo: What About the People, Obama?

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Obama's inevitable message to the Muslim world: the U.S. will look the other way at your governments' repressive policies because a working relationship with them is more important than peoples' rights.

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The Jerry Maguire Approach to Foreign Policy

Carlos Watson | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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Carlos Watson

To curb the nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea, to stimulate a viable Israel-Palestine solution, he's going to have to pay. I'm talking cold hard cash.

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OBAMA CAIRO SPEECH: President Invokes Quran In Key Points

CBS News | Posted 07.05.2009 | Home

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Obama quoted the Holy Quran as commanding, "Be conscious of God and speak always the truth." He said he shared that conviction, as "rooted in my own e...

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Israelis Divided Over Obama Speech

AP | STEVEN GUTKIN | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM — Israel said it hoped President Barack Obama's speech to the Muslim world Thursday would help usher in a "new period of reconciliatio...

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Obama Speech Draws Strong Reactions From Egyptians, Arabs And Israelis

Huffington Post/AP | Stuart Whatley | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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UPDATE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has now issued a statement following Obama's Thursday speech. From Jerusalem Post: "The g...

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"New Beginning" Speech Wins Over Crowd: "We Love You!" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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Members in the audience at Cairo University interrupted President Obama's speech at least three times to shout words of praise. Below is video of one ...

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Let Women Wear the Hijab: The Emptiness of Obama's Cairo Speech

Peter Daou | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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I know many will gush over President Obama's Cairo speech and I'm likely swimming against the tide of the media and my fellow Democrats and progressives.

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Obama Speech In Cairo: VIDEO, Full Text

Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Below, the full text of President Obama's speech in Cairo, Egypt, titled "A New Beginning." Watch video: * * * * I am honored to be in...

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Obama Quotes From The Quran As He Calls For New Muslim, US Relations

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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CAIRO — Invoking the Quran and his rarely used middle name, Barack Hussein Obama declared Thursday that America has a common cause with Islam an...

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Obama Cairo Speech (VIDEO): Calls For New Beginning, Gets Standing Ovation

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Read the full transcript of the speech here, full video below... CAIRO - Quoting from the Quran for emphasis, President Barack Obama called for a "...

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