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April 11, 2009

Obama Urges Nations to Unite Against Global Challenges
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US president points to this week's Christian holiday of Easter and
Jewish Passover as times to reflect on unity, obligations to each other
irrespective of race or creed 
President Obama recording weekly address, 10 Apr 2009U.S. President
Barack Obama is urging nations to come together to fight
the global challenges tackled during his recent overseas trip. In
his weekly address Saturday, Mr. Obama pointed to the Christian holiday
of Easter and the Jewish Passover as times to reflect on unity and the
obligations to each other irrespective of race or creed. The
president said no single nation can confront alone the problems
stemming from terrorism, nuclear weapons, or the economic crisis. He
called on nations to put aside their differences and work together on
solutions. In this week's Republican address, the governor of
the midwestern state of Minnesota, Tim Pawlenty, criticized President
Obama's plans for the U.S. economy. He said the president's proposed
budget will create "mountains" of new debt that will require higher
taxes in the future. Pawlenty said Republicans supported Mr. Obama's
proposals to lower taxes, but said the budget does not provide that tax
relief. Mr.
Obama's first overseas trip included stops at the G20 summit last week
in London and a NATO meeting on the French-German border. He also
visited Turkey and Iraq. Some information for this report was provided
by AP.


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