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The world once more views US favorably

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

BBC reports from a poll that checks how people around the world views other countries, and for the first time since the Iraq war the US influence are seen as more positive than negative. What’s been called “The Obama Effect” seem to be true and holding. Just check the steep rise of this graph! And [...]

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The Peace Prize Controversy

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

I know, we’re not maintaining this blog much but there’s an issue that just has to be adressed: The Nobel Peace Prize that President Obama recently was awarded. He’s gotten a lot of flack over this, especially in the conservative media – he even himself stated that he doesn’t really think he deserves it. And [...]

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Obama makes historic speech to muslim world

Friday, June 5, 2009

To renew our faith in Obama that he might just really be what we all hoped he would be, yesterday he addressed the muslim world from Kairo, Egypt, in what many talking heads around the world already likens to historic speeches like I have a dream and I am a berliner in terms of impact. [...]

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Day 62: The President wishes Iran a heartwarming new year

Saturday, March 21, 2009

In an unprecedented diplomatic move, Obama reaches out a sincere hand to the Iranian people and leaders as they celebrate “Nowruz”, their new year. Watch the 3 minute clip below.

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Day 41: Obama to Russia – “You encourage Iran to stop researching nukes, we’ll stop Star Wars program.”

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Contrary to the NYT headline, the letter was not a secret. President Obama sent a secret letter to Russia’s president last month suggesting that he would back off deploying a new missile defense system in Eastern Europe if Moscow would help stop Iran from developing long-range weapons, American officials said Monday. The letter to President [...]

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