PRES ELECT OBAMA'S FIRST INTERVIEW - CHICAGO TRIBUNE
CHICAGO - " Barack Obama says his presidency is an opportunity for the US to renovate its relations with the Muslim World starting with the day of his inauguration and continuing with a speech he plans to give in an Islamic Capital.
And, when he takes the oath of office January 20, he plans to be sworn in like every other president, using his full name, Barack Hussein Obama.
" I think we have a unique opportunity to reboot America's image around the world and also in the Muslim world in particular," Obama said Tuesday, promising an UNRELENTING desire to " create a relationship of mutual repect and partnership in countries and with peoples of good will who and their citizens and ours to prosper together."
The world, he said, " is ready for that message."
In a wide ranging interview with Tribune reporters, Obama discussed his strategy for his first year in office, vigorously defending his choice for attorney general and reflected on his role as the first African American to be elected president.
He also made it clear that, even as he plans to move to Washington, his heart will remain in Chicago. His " Kennebunkport" will be the South side, said Obama, he pledged, TO RETURN EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS, for some family down time.
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And, when he takes the oath of office January 20, he plans to be sworn in like every other president, using his full name, Barack Hussein Obama.
" I think we have a unique opportunity to reboot America's image around the world and also in the Muslim world in particular," Obama said Tuesday, promising an UNRELENTING desire to " create a relationship of mutual repect and partnership in countries and with peoples of good will who and their citizens and ours to prosper together."
The world, he said, " is ready for that message."
In a wide ranging interview with Tribune reporters, Obama discussed his strategy for his first year in office, vigorously defending his choice for attorney general and reflected on his role as the first African American to be elected president.
He also made it clear that, even as he plans to move to Washington, his heart will remain in Chicago. His " Kennebunkport" will be the South side, said Obama, he pledged, TO RETURN EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS, for some family down time.
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