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Does World Like Idea of Obama More than Reality? - John Danforth

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Channel: FORA.tv · 2010 · News & Politics

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John Danforth, former U.S. Senator and Ambassador to the United Nations, questions whether President Obama's continuing popularity abroad translates into tangible benefits for the U.S. "my reading of these numbers is that... world opinion likes the idea of Obama more than the reality of Obama," says Danforth. "The numbers fall off very dramatically the more concrete the issue."

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Pollster Andrew Kohut, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Senator John Danforth sit down for a conversation with attendees of The Monitor Breakfast about the Global Attitudes Project's 2010 survey.

The survey is based on some 25,000 interviews conducted in 22 nations. It examines attitudes toward the United States, including confidence in President Obama and views of American foreign policy, among a wide variety of other issues. - The Monitor Breakfast

John Claggett Danforth is a former United States Ambassador to the United Nations and former Republican United States Senator from Missouri.

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