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Friday, April 24, 2009

Obama faces dilemma on Armenian killings

"Obama faces dilemma on Armenian killings

By DESMOND BUTLER – 5 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama faces a dilemma as he prepares to issue an annual presidential statement on the World War I-era killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks.

Referring to the killings as genocide could upend recent pledges of a closer partnership with Turkey, a vital ally in a critical region. Steering around the word would break his unequivocal campaign pledges to recognize the killings as genocide."

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