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U.S. most admired country globally: survey NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – The United States is the most admired country globally thanks largely to the star power of President Barack Obama and his administration, according to a new poll. It climbed from seventh place last year, ahead of France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Japan which completed the top five nations in the Nation Brand Index (NBI). "What's really remarkable is that in all my years studying national reputation, I have never seen any country experience such a dramatic change in its standing as we see for the United States for 2009," said Simon Anholt, the founder of NBI, which measured the global image of 50 countries each year. He believes that during the previous administration of George W. Bush the United States suffered in the world ranking with its unpopular foreign policies but since Obama was elected, and despite the recent economic turmoil, the country's status has risen globally. "There is no other explanation," Anholt said in an interview, referring to the impact of Obama. On Oct 5, 9:04 pm, "d.b.baker" <[email protected]> wrote: > President Piss-pot Update: > > [Sydney Morning Herald] - Amid all the heady global diplomacy at the > United Nations and the G20 last week, one issue was conspicuous by its > absence - Afghanistan. The reason is clear. Afghanistan is now Barack > Obama's war, a war other world leaders want to distance themselves > from, and a war over which Obama is paralysed. > --http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/afghanistan-starting-to-look-l... > > ["L'Express, France] Chicago: "Slap in the Face" - Original Article > (French): > > "Chicago's first-round elimination for the 2016 Olympic games mars the > president... " > --http://watchingamerica.com/News/35254/chicago-slap-in-the-face/ > > [Folha Online, Brazil] "A Man Crushed" - Original Article > (Portuguese): > > "The real shame is that the U.S. may not be ready for Obama. " > -http://watchingamerica.com/News/35068/a-man-crushed/ > > [Al-Rai, Jordan] "Hiroshima...Is Obama Going to Apologize?" > -http://watchingamerica.com/News/34987/hiroshimais-obama-going-to-apol... > (I loved this one, clearly seeing Obama as the great apologizer) > > [Xin Hua, China] "Tire Tariffs Send a Bad Message" - Original Article > (Chinese): > > "With the approval of the Chinese tire tariffs, Obama has clearly > neglected - with the exception of the U.S. labor unions - many > political and economic issues. " > -http://watchingamerica.com/News/34871/tire-tariffs-send-a-bad-message/ > > [Yedioth Ahronot, Israel] "Say 'No' to Obama" > -http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3778526,00.html > > [Le Soir, Belgium] "Obama's Eloquence Is Not Enough" - Original > Article > (French):http://watchingamerica.com/News/35026/obamas-eloquence-is-not-enough/ > > [Jerusalem Post, Israel] "Played for a Sucker" > -http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1253627550527&pagename=JPo... > > [Sina, China] "Afghanistan: The Fall of the American Empire" - > Original Article (Chinese): > > "The failure of the American troops in Afghanistan will most likely be > the American version of the Battle of Adrianople in the year of 378. > This battle was the prelude to the invasion of the Germans and the > collapse of Roman Empire and has resulted in the ill fortune of > Western civilization for 1,100 years! " > -http://watchingamerica.com/News/34709/afghanistan-the-fall-of-the-ame... > > [Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany] "Obama in the Valley of Tears" - > Original Article > (German):http://watchingamerica.com/News/35208/obama-in-the-valley-of-tears/ > > La Repubblica, Italy] "Charisma is No Longer Enough" - Original > Article > (Italian):http://watchingamerica.com/News/35011/charisma-is-no-longer-enough/ > > [The Times, U.K.] "Too Much Obama" > -http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article68449... > > La Stampa, Italy] "Barack, an Awkward Move" - Original Article > (Italian): > > "The whole dynamic of [unveiling of Iran's uranium enrichment program] > seems to indicate at least that the White House might have played a > bad hand in its poker game with Iran nuclearly." > -http://watchingamerica.com/News/35033/barack-an-awkward-move/ > > [Guardian Unlimited, U.K.] "Obama the Impotent" > -http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/sep/22/obama-... > > [The Australian, Australia] "Obama is No Fonzie" > -http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26116013-7583,00.html --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
