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In front of almost 200,000 people, Barack Obama gave a speech in Berlin, urging Americans and Europeans to come together to defeat terrorism and extremism.

Here’s how the major media outlets in the U.S. and around the world are covering today’s historic event in Berlin.

New York Times: Obama Speaks to Germany on European Ties

MSNBC: In Berlin, Obama Warns Against Walls

Huffington Post: “PEOPLE OF BERLIN - PEOPLE OF THE WORLD - THIS IS OUR MOMENT. THIS IS OUR TIME.”

WSJ: In Berlin, Obama Urges Europe, U.S. to Renew Their Alliance

USA Today: Obama in Berlin: Tear down ‘new walls’

CNN: Obama uses Berlin symbolism to reunite old allies

Fox News: Obama Tells Berliners of Need to ‘Stand Together’

New York Post: Barack’s Berlin Test

L.A. Times:200,000 Germans gather to hear Barack Obama

Chicago Tribune:Barack Obama urges stronger alliances

Miami Herald: Obama addresses huge, adoring crowd in Berlin

Berlin Online:Fotostrecke: Vorbereitung für den Besuch von Obama

Daily Mail Online: Obama addresses 200,000 people in Berlin as he calls for ‘walls between Christians, Muslims and Jews to come down’

ABC News Online: Obama Echoes Reagan in Call for Global Unity

CBS News:Obama In Berlin: New Walls Must Come Down

Posted by: Michael Canterino

Go Barack says Pam!

Barack is having a BIG day. First, the speech in Berlin.

And now this!

The Huffington Post reports that the busty Baywatch star Pamela Anderson is endorsing Barack Obama.

“I love him. I think he’s going to win. I like that he’s opening up conversations all over the world.”

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Is John McCain becoming a Cry Baby?

Republican John McCain said he would like to give a speech in Germany as U.S. president not as a White House candidate, taking another swipe at rival Barack Obama while the Democrat gave a major address in Berlin.

“I’d love to give a speech in Germany … a political speech or a speech that maybe the German people would be interested in, but I’d much prefer to do it as president of the United States rather than as a candidate … for the office of presidency,” McCain told reporters in Ohio.

Oh Really?

My question is how many people would show up to see John McCain speak. Today, local officials estimated that nearly 200,000 people showed up to hear Barack Obama speak. I don’t believe McCain would draw anything close to that number - and that’s why he’s not making a speech in Germany. Not because he would prefer to wait until he was president.

On another note…

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MTV ran its first political ad in its 27-year history yesterday. The “Both Ways Barack,” attack ad is from conservative group Let Freedom Ring.

Post by: Mara Siegler

For more on Obama, click through.

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From Berlin today, Barack Obama added, “The walls between the countries with the most and those with the least cannot stand. The walls between races and tribes, natives and immigrants, Christian and Muslim and Jew cannot stand.”

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According to a new poll from NBC and the Wall Street Journal, when asked who would improve America’s standing in the world, 44 percent said Barack Obama while only 33 percent said John McCain.

However, 55 percent believe that Barack Obama is the riskier pick for president while 33 percent said John McCain.

Surprised?

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Barack Obama is looking God like today in Berlin.

More than 100,000 people are expected to see him speak today in Berlin.

And it’s not surprising that John McCain is making ridiculous attacks against Obama.

Yesterday, in the International Herald Tribune, McCain said that called him a “craven and naive traveler to the Middle East” and said that “Barack Obama would rather lose a war in order to win a political campaign.”

Barack Obama spoke to NBC’s Brian Williams and said, “Yeah, I was disappointed by that language. John McCain and I disagree on policy.

We disagreed on going into the war on Iraq. We disagreed until recently about the need to get more troops in Afghanistan.

But I never questioned that he wants to make America safer. And for him to suggest that I don’t. For him to suggest that somehow that I’m less concerned about the safety of my wife and daughter than he is was unfortunate.”

Were John McCain’s remarks out of line? What are your thoughts?

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I’m the man!

How do you spell rock star?

If you think John McCain was having a bad week, wait until he hears this!

More than 100,000 people are expected to attend a speech by Barack Obama in Berlin today as he starts the European leg of his foreign tour, reports the Guardian UK.

The rally will follow talks on Afghanistan with the German chancellor Angela Merkel.

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