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President Obama's Second Address to the UN General Assembly
President Obama made his second major speech to the UN General Assembly today. We hear different opinions about what he said about US engagement with the rest of the world and what he left out. Also, Republicans unveil their "Pledge to America," and breast cancer and mammograms.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenPresident Obama made his second major speech to the UN General Assembly today. We hear different opinions about what he said about US engagement with the rest of the world and what he left out. Also, Republicans unveil their "Pledge to America," and a new study on the need for mammograms to detect breast cancer.
Banner image: Barack Obama, President of the United States of America, addresses the general debate of the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly on September 23, 2010. UN Photo: Rick Bajornas
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