So far as the US election is like a game, you might say the planet is about to become the stadium. This promises to be the first US presidential election in which important campaign battles will be fought on foreign soil.
Today's "July Surprise" may well have been a desperate bid by the McCain.....
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Many Arab Americans are rethinking their enthusiasm for Barack Obama. Not only do they watch him pander to the strong Israeli lobby, but they observe his campaign handlers distancing themselves from Muslims. Hoping to teach Obama a lesson, some Middle East Americans plan to vote for Ralph Nader, to ...
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Jillian York
· 6:43 pm
· Madagascar
Madagascar is a country better known for its cartoon portrayal than for its media representation, yet its blogosphere is actively voicing its opinions of the upcoming U.S. elections. One blogger, Ketablaogy [fr], explains the reason for creating the Facebook page, Madagascar for Obama/Obama Nenay:
Parce-qu’il est urgent, pour des millions ...
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Jillian York
· 8:31 am
· Canada
Living within such close proximity to the United States, Canadians are more affected by the U.S. elections than many. Canadians for Obama, a Facebook group featured on Voices without Votes in April, has been having a lively discussion of Obama's merits, with many participants lobbying from the other side ...
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Jillian York
· 1:22 pm
· Venezuela
What if Venezuela could vote in the U.S. elections? Link TV's
Dear American Voter series allows citizens of other countries to share their opinions on the upcoming elections. Francisco Toro of
Caracas Chronicles does just that, giving viewers a sense of how the U.S. elections could affect Venezuela.
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Living in Barbados comments on the fortunes of regional football teams, as qualification matches begin for World Cup 2010.
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Jillian York
· 12:42 pm
· Morocco · U.S.A.
Despite what the U.S. (and some foreign) media might say, it seems that, rather than call Obama an apostate from Islam, some Muslims would prefer to call Obama a fellow Muslim. Such is the case in Morocco, where American expat North Africa Notes says that "most Moroccans know more ...
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Amira Al Hussaini
· 2:23 pm
· Afghanistan · China · India · Iraq · Pakistan
Indian bloggers are joining the rest of the world to decipher Barack Obama and reflect on what his election to the White House would mean for their country and its civilian nuclear development programme and Indo-US relations. In a post entitled Obama in Black and White, Delhi-based blog Chanakya's World discusses what Obama's nomination could mean to India and its neighbours, the War on Terror and the delicate balance of power in a volatile part of the world.
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If there is anything I hate more than right-wing Conservative nut jobs with tunnel vision, it’s fruit cake Liberals and their “compassionate” racism. That’s what I would call it anyway.
Generally it’s the conservative members of society that attract and harbor the most...
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The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries agreed to a law that aims to stop the flow of electronic waste from being dumped in Africa and Asia. But Consumer International’s Luke Upchurch says this has not stopped the dumping of end-of-life electronics in what he desc...
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