Central & Eastern Europe, U.S.: “Cloudy Vision”
Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.
Leopolis discusses the possible impact of “a McCain or Obama presidency” for Central Europe. ...
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October 23, 2008
Central & Eastern Europe, U.S.: Visa-Free Travel
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The 8th Circle reports that citizens of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia will now be able to visit the United States for up to 90 days without an entry visa; Polish citizens, however, are not included in this list: “It’s ironic, because of the immense role...
go to article »September 26, 2008
Obama: When Race Rears its Ugly Head
With a little less than two hours to go before the two US presidential candidates flex their muscles at their first televised debate, bloggers from around the world are busy registering their impressions on the candidates. Here's a reflection from international bloggers on Democratic nominee Barack Obama.
September 25, 2008
Global electoral college
Aggregated from: JOTMAN
Check out this interactive map at the Economist called the "Global Electoral College". Almost every country on the map is "strong Obama." Thailand -- which I blog a lot about -- is 97% for Obama. Several other countries, such as France (90% Obama) and Canada (87% Obama) are not far behind. At...
go to article »July 21, 2008
Campaigning Abroad: A welcome change or an exercise in futility?
With both candidates spending some time abroad to explain their foreign affairs strategies (Obama currently in Afghanistan and soon in Europe, McCain in Mexico and Colombia) the rest of the world wonders whether they should celebrate this new emphasis on international relations or expect a potential backlash for either candidates.
June 4, 2008
Europe: Geographic Confusion
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The Czech Daily Word reports that John McCain “still thinks that Czechoslovakia exists.” Lituanica reports that “the Czech-Moravia Football Federation officially apologized to the Lithuanian Football Federation and Lithuania’s Embassy in Prague for playing the national anthem of ...
go to article »April 22, 2008
Hey, at least it's not Comic Sans
Aggregated from: Deleted by Tomorrow
McCain campaign chose Optima typeface for their campaign logo. If you ask me, it looks like a logo of a wholesale food distributor or a car dealership. Plus, I find that five-pointed star at the top a bit unnerving. Designers, design curators and critics weigh in with their assessment: With a...
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