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Have given the world another gift; a new opening to work together for democracy and dignity, for peace and opportunity. these are the values that made america a great nation, but they do not long to us alone. they are truly universal, and it is profoundly in our interests that more people in more places claim them as their own. this moment belongs to the people of the middle east and north africa. they have seized control of their destiny and will make the choices that determine how the future o...

Jon: of course the other big story happening now, the president about to address the world from the state the government must create department, he will be the conditions for dialogue introduced by hillary and the opposition must clinton. if you go to foxnews.com, theres our home page, right participate to forge a just future for albaugh rainies. down here, youll find on interesting story about a possible replacement for senator -- sorry, for secretary of state clinton, this guy. indeed one of t...

Yesterday, pakistan or damascus -- damascus, welcoming those comments very much as it seeks to repair the very damaged sanaa or tehran. relationship it now has with and we support political and the united states after usama bin laden was finally economic reform in the middle east and north africa found in pakistan and killed that can meet the legitimate by those u.s. navy seals. aspirations of ordinary a spokesman from the foreign people throughout the region. ministry is telling me it warmly re...

Of leaders for tahrir square was an executive for google. that energy now needs to be channeled in country after country so economic growth can solidify the accomplishments of the street. for just as democratic revolutions can be triggered by a lack of individual opportunity, successful democratic transitions depend upon an expansion of growth and broad-based prosperity. so drawing from what weve learned around the world we think it is important to focus on trade, not just aid. on investment, no...

Such open discourse is important even if what is said does not square with our world view. let me be clear. america respects the right of all peaceful and law-abiding voices to be heard, even if we disagree with them. jon: some new information and sometimes we profoundly today on what could be one disagree with them. of the messiest splits ever, we look forward to working as word comes maria shriver with all who embrace genuine has hired a high profile los and inclusive democracy. angeles divorc...

Average citizens in different countries taking to the street to overthrow dictators who had been in place for many years, they would like to encourage democracy and freedom throughout the middle east region, and they believe part of that is economic in terms of providing opportunities for jobs for young people across the region who were unhappy with their political representation but also unhappy with their economic opportunities. the white house sees this as an opportunity, also, because the pr...

So we have the hindsight of near history. was it a good thing that hosni mubarak stepped down? >> well, the outcome was inevitable. the people of egypt had divided themselves from the regime, there was no other outcome that could be imagined. we may have wanted to see an orderly transition, and it was because the army stepped in it is proved to be reasonably orderly, though huge questions remain. as the previous report just indicated, egypts on the path to democracy, has not fully arrived there ...

Mike, i know were expecting to hear something about the economic aspects of this speech. tell us about that and what else we might be looking for. >> reporter: well, jon, the white house recognizes with these people taking to the streets in tunisia, egypt, elsewhere in the middle east theyre, obviously, unhappy about their political situation, political representation, but theyre also wildly unhappy about their economic opportunities. a very young population across the middle east, the majority ...

Governments elected to its international undertakings. notably, its peace with israel. and its position in the middle east, its historic position on the stage of regional politics means weve got to deal with it. now, i believe personally that the instinct for democracy is now so strong in egypt that whoever comes to power will have to respond to that, and if that party in power does not, it will not survive in power. jon: theres a great deal of concern, obviously, about egypts peace treaty with ...

To change. he rejected democracy and individual rights for muslims in favor of violent extremism. his agenda focused on what he could destroy, not what he could build. bin laden and his murderous vision won some adherence, but even before his death al-qaeda was losing its struggle for relevance as the overwhelming majority of people saw that the slaughter of innocents did not answer their cries for a better life. by the time we found bin laden, al-qaedas agenda had come to be seen by the vast ma...