Indonesia Matters uploads an article which tackles the Indonesian connection of US President-elect Barack Obama. A young Obama lived and studied in Jakarta for five years. A former teacher recalls asking Obama about his dream in the future. Obama answered: “I want to be a president.”
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Mong Palatino
· 10:00 pm
· International Relations
Southeast Asian bloggers are celebrating the victory of President-elect Barack Obama. In fact, Obama's election success has led many bloggers in the region to reflect about the need for change in their local politics.
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Loy meets World from the Philippines believes US Senator John McCain will pull off the biggest upset in US presidential elections history.
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Writers Myat Soe and May Ng discuss the views of Burmese Americans about the U.S. elections
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Mong Palatino
· 11:49 pm
· Government & Politics · International Relations
U.S. elections matter to many people in Southeast Asia. Both U.S. presidential candidates are popular in the region. McCain was a former Navy pilot during the Vietnam War while a very young Obama lived in Jakarta for five years.
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Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.
· 1:25 am
· Economy & Trade · International Relations
Americans are afraid of another Great Depression as the Wall Street crisis continues to worsen. Meanwhile, many Indonesians are afraid that the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis will happen again if the U.S. economy continues to deteriorate.
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After reading an interview of US vice president candidate Sarah Palin, a popular Filipino blogger comments: “The woman has no idea what she’s talking about! It is not sexist to call a dimwit a dimwit, especially if she’s running for the vice-presidency.”
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American couple and bloggers Robert and Lesa went to Vietnam 16 months ago to adopt a girl. Imagine their disappointment as Vietnam ends its adoption program with the United States
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Blogging from Singapore, Blowin' In The Wind describes U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as “passionate and true to her convictions.”
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