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President Obama gives interview February 8, 2011 to
conservative Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly before the Super
Bowl.
BILL O'REILLY, FOX NEWS HOST: Mr. President, thank you very much for doing this. And I must thank you on behalf of the FOX News Channel for helping out Greg Palkot and Mr. Wiig who got roughed up in Cairo. That was you, it was Robert Gibbs, and the State Department, who really saved them --- and we all thank you very much.
BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: Well, listen, those guys showed enormous courage, as so many journalists do around the world. And so, not only was it important for us to make sure they were safe for them and their families, but to uphold the basic principle of free speech and freedom of the press. That's a universal value we cared about. And I know FOX cares about. So, I'm just glad these guys are --
O'REILLY: Those guys could have died.
OBAMA: Absolutely.
O'REILLY: And I just want everybody to know that, you know, the State Department really saved them.
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