Title: Obama: US, Saudi Arabia Have 'Extraordinary Friendship'

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/123/os_image.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Obama: US, Saudi Arabia Have 'Extraordinary Friendship'' data-article-id='356'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='17188'>U.S. President Barack Obama praised U.S.-Saudi ties Wednesday as he welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for talks at the White House. </span> <span data-start-time='17188' data-end-time='24188'>Mr. Obama said the United States and Saudi Arabia have an &ldquo;extraordinary friendship.&rdquo;</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='24188' data-end-time='31000'>The Saudi officials were in Washington for a US-Persian Gulf leaders&rsquo; meeting. </span> <span data-start-time='31000' data-end-time='35604'>The summit begins late Wednesday with a dinner at the White House. </span> <span data-start-time='35604' data-end-time='41708'>Thursday, the meeting continues at Camp David the presidential home in Maryland.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/123/obama_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=2118 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/123/what_does_praise_mean.m4a'>What does praise mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='to express warm approval of'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/123/permitted.m4a'><span>permitted</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/123/not_loyal.m4a'><span>not loyal</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/123/person_who_physically_attacks_another.m4a'><span>person who physically attacks another</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/123/to_express_warm_approval_of.m4a'><span>to express warm approval of</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2119 data-hint-location='17188' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/123/which_country_is_said_to_share_an_extraordinary_friendship_with_the_us.m4a'>Which country is said to share an 'extraordinary friendship' with the US?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Saudi Arabia'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/123/russia.m4a'><span>Russia</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/123/cuba.m4a'><span>Cuba</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/123/north_korea.m4a'><span>North Korea</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/123/saudi_arabia.m4a'><span>Saudi Arabia</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2120 data-hint-location='24188' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/123/the_saudi_officials_were_in__blank__for_a_uspersian_gulf_leaders_meeting.m4a'>The Saudi officials were in <span class='blank'>Washington</span> for a US-Persian Gulf leaders&rsquo; meeting.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Washington'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/123/boston.m4a'><span>Boston</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/123/washington.m4a'><span>Washington</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/123/new_york.m4a'><span>New York</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/123/chicago.m4a'><span>Chicago</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>

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U.S. President Barack Obama praised U.S.-Saudi ties Wednesday as he welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for talks at the White House. Mr. Obama said the United States and Saudi Arabia have an “extraordinary friendship.”

The Saudi officials were in Washington for a US-Persian Gulf leaders’ meeting. The summit begins late Wednesday with a dinner at the White House. Thursday, the meeting continues at Camp David the presidential home in Maryland.

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