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Israel: Obama's Speech Won't Change Our Settlement Policy

AP | STEVEN GUTKIN | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM — Israel will not heed President Barack Obama's powerful appeal to halt all settlement activity on lands the Palestinians claim for a ...

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Cooperation and Conflict: Obama's Cairo Speech

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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Aaron Zelinsky

In Cairo, President Obama employed a variety of historical, liturgical, and political references to express America's hope for a new beginning with the Islamic world. Here are ten critical lines from the speech.

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Jason Linkins

Drudge Concerned Over Suspicious Mustache (And The Rest Of Your Scritti Politti)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.05.2009 | Media

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Seems like it was only yesterday that I, along with the rest of the world, were setting our hair on fire in panic at the news on the Drudge Report tha...

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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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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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Greg Barrett

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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Obama and North Korea - Not too Much to Ask

Gotham Chopra | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Gotham Chopra

It's not good enough just to remedy the chronic relationship between Americans and Arabs.

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Conservatives Falsely Claim Obama Avoided Terror In Cairo Speech

Huffington Post | Susan Crile | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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Reactions to President Obama's speech today at Cairo University have been overwhelmingly positive, but some conservative voices are griping that Obama...

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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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"Holocaust" And The Road To Peace

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Jeffrey Feldman

Listening to Obama's Cairo speech has made me wonder: has the "Holocaust"-- while essential to remember and to honor -- become a hurdle on the road to peace rather than a signpost?

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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 Tours Pyramids: "Five Guys Was Good, This Was Better" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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During his stay in Cairo, Egypt, where he gave his longest and arguably most anticipated speech yet, President Obama indulged in some tourism, visitin...

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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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Obama's Cairo Speech Is Nice, but Misses the Point

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

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Allison Kilkenny

President Obama's speech in Cairo focused on the themes of brotherhood and bridging the divide between the west and Muslim world.

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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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Peter Daou

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 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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