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...This year's edition of the Pew Global Attitudes Project - a worldwide survey that has been around since 2002 - polled more than 24,000 people in 24 nations on a wide swath of topics, from their opinions on Iran and its nuclear program to which nation they think is doing the most damage to the environment (answer: We are. Also China.). Many of the report's conclusions are fairly obvious - the majority of countries surveyed describe their economic conditions as bad, and many citizens in Muslim nations consider America to be their enemy...
...think of America? For the first time since the commencement of the Iraq War, there was a slight uptick in favorable attitudes towards the U.S., with positive views increasing since 2007 in half of the countries for which comparative data was available. Such statistics are good news for the nation, but perhaps not so much for George W. Bush, whose departure from the White House next January is the likely cause for the increases. Only three nations - Tanzania, Nigeria, and India - had majorities who expressed confidence in Bush's handling of world affairs. Each of the other 21 countries...
...That's the good news. The bad news is that, "with few exceptions, the American economy is now seen as having a negative impact on national economies, both large and small, in all parts of the world," according to the study's authors. Additionally, the majority of nations included think that the U.S. is extremely influential in their nations - and that such influence is not a good thing. More than half the nations polled see the United States as the world's top polluter - and Americans are considered among the least concerned about the effects of global warming. The nation...
...Buffalo has lost a favorite son, and our nation has a lost a giant of political journalism. Tim was my favorite sparring partner ? he was always tough, always fair, and always cared about the issues." - Rep. Tom Reynolds...
...Russert's death is not just a body blow for NBC News, it is a body blow for the nation and for anyone who cherishes newsmen and women who have remained devoted to reporting hard news in an era increasingly consumed by trivia." - Rep. Dave Obey...