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Barack Obama and the Muslim world.

Hello again, I'm Warren Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

In today's much-awaited speech in Cairo, President Obama celebrated Islam and said it's time

to end tensions between Muslims and the United States.

He explained his goals in Iraq and Afghanistan, addressed Iran's nuclear aspirations, and

cited the Quran in a call for speaking truth after years of mistrust. Did he reach

young people on the Arab street? Will his words make a difference to Palestinians and Israelis?

What about Muslims in other parts of the world? We'll sample reactions from a variety of sources.

On reporter's notebook later on, Judge Sonia Sotomayor and the claims of racism. First,

here's the news. Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW Santa Monica and from the Public

Radio International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John

D. and Catherine T. McArthur Foundation. Hello again, Warren-Anne, back with To the Point. President Obama today called for a new beginning for the U.S. and Muslims around the world. Was there a call for action to back up his words? We'll hear a number of different reactions today. On reporter's notebook, Newt Gingrich has thought better about calling Sonia Sotomayor a racist. We'll look at what she said eight

years ago and what her audience thought then. First, this news update. President Obama delivered

his much-awaited speech at Cairo University paying tribute to the Egyptian people and the

contribution of Islam to the history of science and culture. But he called this a time of tension

between the U.S. and Muslims around the world

caused by historical forces, including colonialism, the Cold War, and the changes brought by

modernity. 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.

And one based upon the truth that America and Islam are not exclusive

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