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Obama Addresses Muslim World From Cairo

President Barack Obama gave a 55 minute speech from Cairo Thursday. He spoke of "a new beginning" between Washington and the Muslim world.

After hearing portions of the speech, we'll ask whether Obama succeeded in his goal of changing the tone of the conversation between the U.S. and Muslim countries.

Guests:

Ezzedine Fishere, professor of politics at American University in Cairo. He was at Cairo University for President Obama's speech.

Reza Aslan, a scholar of religions, and author of How to Win a Cosmic War

Danielle Pletka, vice president of foreign and defense policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute

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