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Published 2/18/2009 by peterhamby at CNN Political Ticker

Obama will travel to Canada on Thursday, his first international trip as president. WASHINGTON (CNN) – On the eve of President Barack Obama's first trip outside of the United States, a new national poll suggests that Americans think that world leaders have far more respect for him than they did for former President George W. Bush. [...] (link)

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