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Photo Album: Obama's Trip to the Mideast and Europe

After his Cairo address, in which he called for "a new beginning" with the Muslim world, Obama toured concentration camps in Germany before heading to Paris for the anniversary of D-Day. VIEW OUR GALLERY of his trip.

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President Barack Obama, Britain's Prince Charles, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrive at the American Cemetery at Colleville-Sur -Mer, near Caen, Western France, Saturday, June 6, 2009 to attend the 65th Anniversary of the D-day landings in Normandy.

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown talks with President Barack Obama as the Prince of Wales looks on at a memorial service at the Normandy American Cemetery.

Peter Macdiarmid / AP Photo
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Barack and Michelle Obama arrive to take part in the 65th D-day anniversary at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial on on June 6, 2009 at Colleville-sur-Mer, France. Barack Obama vowed the world would never forget the dead of D-Day as he joined fellow leaders on Saturday at the site of the Allied landing which changed the course of history.

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A beach near Colleville-sur-Mer displays some love for U.S. President Barack Obama.

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British First Lady Sarah Brown, French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama attend in Colleville-sur-Mer the D-Day celebrations marking the 65th anniversary of the June 6, 1944 allied landings in France, then occupied by Nazi Germany.

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Barack Obama shakes hand with Canadian veteran Joseph Don Roach during the commemoration ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of D-Day at the Memorial of the Colleville American cemetery in western France on Saturday June 6, 2009.

Remy de la Mauviniere / AP Photo
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Obama speaks during a memorial service at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, on the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Peter Macdiarmid / AP Photo
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President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy participate in a bilateral meeting at the Prefecture in Caen, France on June 6, 2009. Obama and his French counterpart stood united Saturday in efforts to thwart Iran's disputed nuclear ambitions and bring about a Mideast peace that provides for separate Israeli and Palestinian states.

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Obama, along with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Buchenwald concentration camp survivor Elie Wiesel and International Buchenwald Committee President Bertrand Herz walk through the former Buchenwald concentration camp on June 5, 2009 near Weimar, Germany.

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U.S. President Barack Obama lays down a white rose on a memorial board at the former Buchenwald concentration camp on June 5, 2009 near Weimar, Germany.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama sign a golden book in the Gruenes Gewoelbe (Green Vault) on June 5, 2009 in Dresden, Germany.

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Obama is given a tour of the Great Pyramids of Giza by the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawass while in Cairo, Egypt June 4, 2009.

Larry Downing / Reuters
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Obama speaks in the Grand Hall of Cairo University in Cairo June 4, 2009. Obama told world Muslims that violent extremists have exploited tensions between Muslims and the West, and that Islam was not part of the problem but part of promoting peace.

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Palestinians watch President Barack Obama's speech on television in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, June 4, 2009. Quoting from the Quran for emphasis, President Barack Obama delivered his speech delivered at Cairo University in Egypt, calling for a "new beginning between the United States and Muslims" Thursday and said together, they could confront violent extremism across the globe and advance the timeless search for peace in the Middle East.

Hatem Moussa / AP Photo
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Palestinian militants from the Popular Resistance Committee wear masks to conceal their identities from the camera as they pose with their weapons while watching the televised speech of US President Barack Obama in front of journalists at a training base in Gaza City, Thursday, June 4, 2009.

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President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tour the Sultan Hassan Mosque in Cairo June 4, 2009.

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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, left, greets Obama upon his arrival at Qubba palace in Cairo Egypt, Thursday, June 4, 2009.

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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Obama left during a national guard welcome ceremony at Qubba palace.

Amr Nabil / AP Photo
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Obama shows off a necklace that Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah gave him on Wednesday at the start of his tour of the Middle East. The president initially planned to travel directly to Cairo for his highly anticipated speech but elected to stop first in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

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White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Obama chew the fat with the Saudi king and foreign minister. Said Obama of his stop in Saudi Arabia: “I thought it was very fitting to come to the place where Islam began and to seek His Majesty’s counsel, and to discuss with him many of the issues that we confront here in the Middle East.”

Gerald Herbert / AP Photo
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Saudi dignitaries greet Obama at Abdullah’s “farm” in Riyadh. Oil-rich Saudi Arabia has been a somewhat problematic ally for the U.S., particularly because of its spotty human-rights record.

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Obama leans in during a conversation with the Saudi king.

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The Saudis rolled out the red carpet for the president, offering him a 21-gun salute. But his arrival coincided with a new message from Osama bin Laden, who said Obama is still antagonizing Muslims—just like his predecessor, George W. Bush.

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The presidential plane sits on the stylish tarmac of King Khalid International Airport. The Saudis pulled out all the stops for the reception.

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