Summary
Barack Obama is the first sitting President to visit East Africa, where opportunities for US investment are threatened by both terrorism and counter-terrorism. We hear about his appearances in Kenya and Ethiopia.
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| 0:00.0 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. |
| 0:08.2 | Obama mania and Africa's future. |
| 0:14.0 | Hello again, I'm Arminowley, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International. |
| 0:17.9 | The daily look at the issues Americans care about most. |
| 0:20.4 | President Obama got a hero's welcome in Kenya, and his message of tough love was well received in the land where his father was born. |
| 0:27.3 | There is evidence that he failed to meet expectations of closer ties created by his election six years ago. |
| 0:33.8 | Both Kenya and Ethiopia are beset by terrorism, and sometimes they respond with human rights abuses. |
| 0:40.2 | All this as American investors try to catch up with China. |
| 0:45.0 | Today's talking point, American Jews support the Iran nuclear deal with reservations. |
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| 1:29.7 | Barack Obama is the first sitting president to visit East Africa, |
| 1:33.0 | where opportunities for U.S. investment are threatened by both terrorism and counterterrorism. |
| 1:38.8 | We'll hear about his appearances in Kenya and Ethiopia. |
| 1:41.9 | Today's talking point, Israel is the leading opponent of the Iran nuclear deal, but a survey |
| 1:46.5 | shows that American Jews are supportive. |
| 1:49.1 | That does not, however, mean that they're all that confident about the future. |
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