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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Pakistanis hope speech signals a ‘new era’</title><link>http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/06/04/1955088.aspx</link><description>By Carol Grisanti, NBC News Producer
ISLAMABAD –&amp;nbsp; Pakistanis want to hold President Barack Obama to his word. "If he does what he says he is going to do, then it will be the beginning of a new era," said Raja Qamar, the cashier at the New Raja Restaurant</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Pakistanis hope speech signals a ‘new era’</title><link>http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/06/04/1955088.aspx#1955502</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:20:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1955502</guid><dc:creator>Michael, Maryland</dc:creator><description>If they want the killing of Muslims to stop, why are they not talking to the Taliban?</description></item><item><title>Pakistanis hope speech signals a ‘new era’</title><link>http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/06/04/1955088.aspx#1955597</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:54:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1955597</guid><dc:creator>monier</dc:creator><description>playing with the religious emotinal side of things is well known to the people of Pakistan. Most mullah's do that regulary and have a dedicated following who in return provide with finacial and material rewards.&lt;br&gt;many of the educated and &amp;nbsp;business or blue collar workers pakistani urbanites know this well and are too busy earning their living and at least a meal at resturant at the end of the day. i guess if Obama sounded like the mullah's to them then i can expect the kind of reponse as mentioned in this item.</description></item><item><title>Pakistanis hope speech signals a ‘new era’</title><link>http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/06/04/1955088.aspx#1956178</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:06:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1956178</guid><dc:creator>Roman Terry, Murrieta, California</dc:creator><description>Obviously from these comments made inside this diner, they still very much blame us Americans for the bloodshed. &amp;nbsp;Though we obviously have a hand and ulterior reasons to remain in the Middle East, it is a complex issue. </description></item></channel></rss>