Obama's D-Day Speech in Normandy June 6

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D-Day ceremony: military flyover, Taps and 21-gun salute

Michelle, Malia, Sasha Off to Europe to Meet Up With Obama

The Obama family is heading to France tomorrow to meet up with Obama, according to ABC. Tomorrow, Obama's in Dresden, Germany to visit Buchenwald and June 6, the Obama family will be in Normandy, France for the 65th anniversary of D-Day.

Obama to Visit King Abdullah in Saudi Arabia June 3

Before his trip to Egypt June 4 (read about that here), Obama will stop first in Saudi Arabia.

President Barack Obama is adding a stop in Saudi Arabia next week to his travels through Egypt and Europe, as part of an appeal for renewed Middle East peace talks.

Obama will meet with Saudi's King Abdullah in Riyadh on June 3 to discuss an array of issues, including the pursuit of peace in the Middle East, Iran's nuclear ambitions and the threat of terrorism, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said today. Swamp

Obama Speaks in Egypt June 4

Obama will make his long-planned speech in a Muslim country in Egypt on June 4. He will also travel to Dresden, Germany, to visit the Buchenwald concentration camp, where his grandmother's brother, Charlie Payne, helped liberate a sub camp after World War II. While he's out and about, he will also commemorate D-Day in Normandy, France on June 6.

The White House announced on Friday that President Obama planned to give a major policy speech on relations with the Muslim world in Egypt on June 4.

Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, said the precise city for the speech had not been nailed down, and that Egypt’s President Mabarak had not initiated an invitation for the president to speak there.

At the White House daily briefing, Mr. Gibbs was asked why Egypt was selected. “You know, the country that in many ways represents the heart of the — of the Arab world, and I think it will be a terrific opportunity for the president to address and discuss our relationship with the Muslim world,” he said. Mr. Obama’s father was a Muslim, although Mr. Obama has been a practicing Christian for years. Read rest at NYT