On the recordJune 3, 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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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “I've come here to Cairo to seek a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world. One based on…”
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President Obama emphasizes the need for a new relationship between the U.S. and the Muslim world based on mutual respect.
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