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July 25, 2008
Two hundred thousand Germans turned out today to watch Obama deliver the first ever "global citizenship speech" by an American presidential candidate: Thank you to the citizens of Berlin and to the people of Germany. . . . I come to Berlin as so many of my countrymen have come... C...
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Obama addresses some 200,000 in Berlin, Germany today. “People of the world – look at Berlin, where a wall came down, a continent came together, and history proved that there is no challenge too great for a world that stands as one…” Read the full text of the speech in the Loun...
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Obama's remarkable speach in Berlin is just over. He sets the tone at the start: "I speak to you not as a candidate for President, but as a citizen - a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world." He proceeds to issue a collective challenge to end division and inequalities...
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Obama missed the opportunity to visit Palestinian refugee camps, schools and even shopping malls to witness first-hand the devastation caused by the Israeli army and settlers, or to see how Palestinians cope under what many call "apartheid". This year alone, almost 500 Palestinians, including over 7...
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Full Obama speech in GermanyBarack Obama addresses a crowd of over 200,000 people in Tiergarten, Berlin....
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Sarkozy looking forward to meeting his "friend" ObamaPerhaps the most impressive Conservative leader on the world stage today seems to be coming close to endorsing Obama as President. Sarkozy was elected as a Conservative in France and has been mentioned several times during McCain speeches during...
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British journalist Jonathan Freedland writes in the Guardian "if Europeans really want to help Obama they should repress their enthusiasm and stay home. Ensure those crowds are thin and lethargic; maybe even offer the odd heckle... Let the travelling US press report that Obama is not so popular with...
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Senator Obama is making his first proper trip abroad in 18 months. He'll be in Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Germany, France and Britain. Let us know if you happen to spot him, or at least let us know what people are saying in your country about his trip! Newsweek has a cover feature article...
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