in fridays debate barack obama made a big deal about his ability to restore americas world image.a why should that be a big deala is ita business week debates whether when you get right down to it the world might be initially pleased with a president so far from bush on so many levels though really the main difference is probably physical imho ultimately will they be disappointeda and more importa......
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it seems like everybodys worried about what the rest of the world thinks about america. aa recent bbc poll shows that the majority of those in other countries prefer obama as president which pleases the bejeezus out of people who would love to have our national policy dictated by people in moscow jakarta and lagos. well before we take a dive into that pool of european socialist conformity because ......
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a dramatic new poll commissioned by the bbc demonstrates that senator obama remains the favourite candidate. globescan polled 22531 citizens in 22 countries australia brazil canada china egypt france germany india indonesia italy kenya lebanon mexico nigeria panama the philippines poland russia singapore turkey the uae and the uk. the margin of those in favour of obama ranged from 9 in india to 82......
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as we remember the murder of 2974 people in the 911 attacks seven years ago we also recall a time when the world united in solidarity behind america. however that sympathy and support quickly evaporated as president bush launched invasions of afghanistan and iraq detained and tortured prisoners in guantanamo bay and demonstrated arrogance and hubris to the rest of the world. americas standing in t......
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last week i participated in a global event called bridges for obama. about 30 obama supporters met on the magere brug in amsterdam to take photos holding obama signs and voicing their support. according to their website the obama bridge project is a grassroots initative by international obama supporters and americans living abroad. the project is gathering photographs and videos of obama supporte......
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in a move toward solidarity for the democratic party john edwards endorsed barack obama on wednesday. the endorsement came just a day after hillary clinton won 21 in the west virginia primary. from india pickled politics puts it concisely its been a long time coming but john edwards has finally endorsed barack obama another nail in the coffin for the clinton campaign the world wants obama coaliti......
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a few months ago brazil topped our facebook polls with 71 of brazilians backing obama. now a brazilian miguel leonel dos santos has started a blog about the election atbarackob amapreside nte.blogsp ot.com. miguel writes barack obama is the hope for change in the u.s. and will not only promote friendly relations with people around the world but also improve the economic conditions of the american peo......
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barack obama has quite a worldwide following. hes got vocal supporters as far away as gaza city and as close as canada. from our northern neighbors first a serious comment these young canadians say obamas appeal is all about international relations and next something silly this oldtimey song pays tribute with an obama cutout superimposed on canadian classics including a looney and a tim hortons......
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... holland who says obamas candidacy has dramatically reversed antiamerican feeling among the muslim immigrant community. if they are particularly interested in world opinion point them to this website theworldwa ntsobama.o rg for more information.try to end on a positive note making sure you have mentioned some of the things you admire about america and americans the two americas article by israeli peace activist uri averny makes the point well there are two americas... the america of hiroshima and mccarthy and the other america the america of the declaration of independence of lincoln wils...
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evgeny bazhanov is a leading russian foreign policy specialist who advised mikhail gorbachev during the final years of the ussr and currently vice president for research at the russias diplomatic academy. he was asked in an interview which candidate for us presidency would be best for russiai think mr. obama is due to his personal convictions.. he will try to make u.s. foreign policy more reasonab......
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jack dorsey flickr things arent so different it seems from romeo and juliettes day when names meant everything. barack obama detractors have used his middle name hussein to imply falsely that hes a muslim. more recently though obamas name has been attracting positive attention. not too long ago juan cole a university of michigan middleeast history professor and obama fan wrote a paean to his ca......
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world citizens have created a string of campaign songs in support of american presidential candidate barack obama that are so good his campaign ought to compile them and sell them on an album. mex icanameric an miguel orozco in california has created a website amigos de obama that features a downloadable reggaeton tune in mp3 that can even be used as a mobile phone ring tone listen here. the lyrics ......
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all around the world an energetic and unprecedented movement is growing in support of senator obamas candidacy to be the 44th us president. some examples of the worldwide movement include in trinidad calypso legend the mighty sparrow sings that america could regain worldwide respect with obamas vision and in jamaica reggae star cocoa tea adds this is not about class nor color race nor creed. its a......
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every time i visit voices without votes i am stunned at the amount of engagement and creativity around the world in regards to the us elections. take this song from jamaica for instance its much better than anything that could have come out of the obama campaign itself via the world wants obama. jamaican reggae star cocoa tea has released a new song we want obama. the lyrics include this line th......
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