In Turkey, Biden touts political freedoms
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, Associated Press – 14 minutes ago
ISTANBUL (AP) — A free political climate is essential to economic innovation, and countries that try to censor the Internet are pursuing a "dead end," U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told a group of young entrepreneurs gathered in Istanbul on Saturday.
The international forum, which drew hundreds of attendees, followed up on a meeting in Washington last year aimed at deepening ties between the United States and Muslim communities around the world.
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