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How important to you is it for Obama to rehabilitate America's reputation overseas
Its a pretty stark contrast - one of the least popular leaders in the world being replaced by probably the most popular.
The last time Bush was elected I remember 1 or 2 mainstream UK newspapers running the front page all in black (something normally reserved for occassions of state mourning) - a gimmick perhaps but evidence of how disliked Bush genuinely was in Europe.
I watched election night live on the bbc, and remember seeing hard bitten journalists like Jeremy Paxman (who I have never seen express anything but hostility to any politician) trying - not very well - to hide their obvious support for Obama.
The challenges Obama faces are huge - a desperate situation in Iraq and Afghanistan, a global economic collapse, crippling debt - but how much importance to American's attach to the task of recovering America's position in the world?
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"Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate,
for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing
hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain
without being uncovered."
The Gospel of Thomas
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