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France -- And Its President -- Go Gaga Over Obama

AP | ANGELA CHARLTON | Posted 05.04.2009 | World

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STRASBOURG, France — France's president grins, schoolboy-like, as he welcomes Barack Obama to his country where Americans in recent years have n...

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France Thrilled With Obama

Karin Badt | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Karin Badt

The French are upfront about the fact that Obama is celebrated for his symbolism: as a black man, as the new Kennedy, as the man who will open European-American relations.

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A View From Abroad: Obama As A Surprise To The World From America

Denise Dennis | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home

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"America, this young nation, is still capable of surprising us. The country of the KKK has the capacity to give the highest charge to a black person... Obama has become the symbol of modernity."

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