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Obama arrives in Baghdad for first presidential visit Posted: 07 Apr 2009 11:04 AM PDT U.S. President Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Tuesday, marking a new chapter in his strategy to wind down the unpopular war in Iraq and shift the United States' military focus to Afghanistan. ...

'It's not easy being an Ethiopian Jew in America' Posted: 07 Apr 2009 08:33 AM PDT Haaretz correspondent Natasha Mozgovaya speaks to Ethiopians about maintaining identity in New York.

Obama's Turkey address draws praise across Middle East Posted: 07 Apr 2009 07:07 AM PDT Syria's foreign minister praised President Barack Obama's address to the Arab and Islamic world in Turkey, and many Arabs were cheered by the American leader's promises to push for a Palestinian state. ...

ANALYSIS / Obama speech heralds end of 'axis of evil' era Posted: 07 Apr 2009 05:10 AM PDT Turkey could relax on Monday. United States President Barack Obama not only knew the names of the country's best basketball players and how to say "yes" in the local language - he also knew what not to say. ...

ANALYSIS / Obama saying Israel still bound to two-state solution Posted: 07 Apr 2009 01:24 AM PDT Dialogue between Jerusalem and Washington over the past week has been done via speech-making. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman swept aside the Annapolis process, and U.S. President Barack Obama swept it right back. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the two-state solution and Obama "clarified" that the United States not only "strongly" supports it, but he himself intends to advance it. ...

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