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World Is Riveted to US Race

Posted Jan 26, 08 2:30 PM CST in Politics,  World 

(Newser) – They may not have any say in its outcome, but people all over the world are giving the race for the White House an almost unprecedented level of attention, reports the New York Times, with a special focus on the Democratic contest.  Many hope a new president will bring fresh policies. "There is a desperate sense of need that there must be something better than Bush out there,” said a European expert.

The possibility of America having its first black president has captured imaginations in Germany, where newspapers have compared Barack Obama to JFK. Latin Americans think Latino immigrants would be better off under with Obama in the White House, while Israelis believe they'd be more secure with Hillary in the top job. In India, a professor expressed hope that a new president would "lift America and the world up."

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A Japanese man watches a TV program showing a live broadcast of Hillary Rodham Clinton awaiting the results of New Hampshire's Democratic primary at a Tokyo electronics store Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008....   (Associated Press)
%u201CIt might be wishful thinking, but the French believe that this Republican era is over,%u201D said the editor of Le Monde. Many people in foreign countries are weary of President Bush's policies...   (Magnum Photos)
Democratic presidential hopeful and New York Senator Hillary Clinton talks to the press. Foreign media are paying an almost unprecedented amount of attention to the current campaigns for the US presidency.   (Getty Images (by Event) Individuals)
The Democratic candidates debate. The controversial nature of George Bush's presidency, together with the big personalities taking part and the big issues up for grabs, means people in other countries...   (KRT Photos)
A woman passes by a television showing Barak Obama speaking at a New Hampshire presidential primary rally at a Tokyo electronics store Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Hillary Rodham Clinton won New Hampshire's...   (Associated Press)
People watch a TV program reporting on the results of New Hampshire's Democratic primary at a Tokyo electronics store Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. Hillary Rodham Clinton, seen center on TV screen, won New...   (Associated Press)
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