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Somalia president 'talking to Terrorist Sheikh Aweys'

St. Paul, Minn. — Minnesota's Somali community, the largest in the U.S., is rolling out the red carpet for Somali President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed. The newly-elected president arrives in the Twin Cities on Friday night as part of a stateside tour of cities with large Somali-American populations.Ahmed's visit marks the first time a Somali president has come to Minnesota.President Ahmed's visit will culminate with a public speech Sunday at Northrop Auditorium on the University of Minnesota campus. Doors open at 3 p.m.Then he's off to DePaul University in Chicago and then Columbus, Ohio, before returning to Mogadishu.Many Somalis, and even the U.S. government, think Ahmed is Somalia's best hope for restoring peace after nearly two decades of civil war. But some of those high hopes have dimmed in recent months as insurgent groups have escalated their attacks against President Ahmed's weak government...more..http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/09/30/somali-president/

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