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Muslims not sure President Obama's speech means real change

Jun. 5, 2009
President Obama's speech in Cairo is eloquent, the rhetoric soaring, but many in the audience are left wondering whether the charismatic president can back it with new policies and actions. He came with goodwill and pretty sentences, but the question kept echoing: Were they enough?
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch