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President Obama Praises Local Leader in Calls for Tolerance

President Obama on Weds. visited a U.S. mosque for the first time during his presidency.

Aired 02/04/2016 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

President Obama Praises Local Leader in Calls for Tolerance

Clip: 2/4/2016 | 11m 30sVideo has Closed Captions

President Obama on Weds. visited a U.S. mosque for the first time during his presidency.

President Barack Obama on Wednesday visited a U.S. mosque for the first time during his presidency. We speak with a Chicagoan who was one of 10 Muslim-Americans invited to sit down and talk with the president before he delivered a speech on religious tolerance.

Aired 02/04/2016 | Rating NR

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