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Barack Obama: I’ve come here to Cairo to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world, one based on…

On the recordJune 4, 2009
I’ve come here to Cairo to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world, one based on mutual interest and mutual respect.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Introducing the purpose of his speech in Cairo.

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