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La Prensa, Honduras Obama and Latin America, One Year Later	Original Article (Spanish)
In general, White House administrators say that the best Obama can do for the region is restore the U.S. economy

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Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany Real-time Ethics in the Face of Death Original Article (German)

La Repubblica, Italy Apocalypse at Home Original Article (Italian)

Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany Every Hard-fought Step Original Article (German)

Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Switzerland Warship Propaganda Original Article (German)

Frankfurter Rundschau, Germany One Round For Obama Original Article (German)

Volkskrant, The Netherlands Vulnerable Obama Original Article (Dutch)

Die Welt, Germany No Plan-B in Obama’s Foreign Policy Original Article (German) "One year after Obama’s electoral victory, America’s foreign policy program still lacks a clear direction and leaves many questions unanswered. "

La Croix, France A Year Later, the Anti-Obamas Rise Again Original Article (French)

Le Monde, France In the U.S., a Shooting on a Military Base Revives Debate on Iraq Original Article (French)

Die Tageszeitung, Germany Druggie Beats Phillies Original Article (German)

Die Zeit, Germany Americans Don’t Want a Revolution Original Article (German) "One year ago, Barack Obama was elected president amidst great expectations. Today, it’s apparent Americans aren’t nearly as progressive as his victory seemed to indicate. "

La Liberte, Switzerland The Massacre at Fort Hood: A Warning Original Article (French)

Der Tagesspiegel, Germany Merkel and the USA Collide Original Article (German)

ABC Journal, Spain Obama Shouldn't Be in a Hurry to Leave Iraq Original Article (Spanish)

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Al Ahram, Egypt Obama and Hamlet Original Article (Arabic)

Addustour, Jordan A Perplexing, Deadly Whirlwind Original Article (Arabic) "There needs to be an Arab awareness regarding the seriousness of the divide in human consciousness between East and West. "

Sohu, China American Democracy Fails in Embarrassing Afghan Election Original Article (Chinese) "With the election over, the graft of an American-style democracy into the Afghan political system has failed. "

Romania Libera, Romania A Year with Obama Original Article (Romania)

Xin Hua, China The U.S. Enjoys Privileges But Should Not Forget Its Responsibility Original Article (Chinese)

Al-Hayat, Lebanon Crime and Punishment between Dresden and Texas Original Article (Arabic )

Al-Quds, Palestine The Peace Process: A New American Stumble Original Article (Arabic) " Clinton made a vague promise. How can we believe her promises and the promises of her president? "

Rose Al Yousef, Egypt Fort Hood Test Original Article (Arabic)

El Youm El Sabie, Egypt Walking Like an Enemy Original Article (Arabic) "This situation may revive memories of Bush’s America. "

Al-Watan, Oman American Crusaders Original Article (Arabic)

Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland Waiting for an Offer from the U.S. Original Article (Polish)

Sohu, China U.S. Scholars to Visit North Korea Original Article (Chinese)

Takungpao, Hong Kong Fort Hood Shooting Proves War Is Wrong Original Article (Chinese) " Troop build-up in Afghanistan will only shatter more families. It is Obama’s responsibility to allow soldiers to return to their friends and family soon, in order to prevent more tragedies on American soil. "

Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Russia The U.S. Resets Its Bases Original Article (Russian)

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The Nation, Pakistan Beyond Rhetoric

The Times, U.K. It’s Not About Health, It’s About Who Runs the U.S.

The Daily Telegraph , Australia Under Pressure, Obama Holds Tight

The Korea Times, South Korea Obama's Asia Visit

The Daily Star, Lebanon Obama's Peace Process: From Settlement Freeze to 'Baby Steps'

Chosun Ilbo, South Korea Japan to Tell Obama It Wants Okinawa Marine Base Closed

The Khaleej Times, U.A.E. An Honest Debate on Fort Hood

People's Daily, China Obama's China Trip Fuels Fresh Hope

Bangkok Post, Thailand U.S. President Heads for Asia "Mr Obama's promises about restoring US interest in Asia in general and Asean in particular, have proved so far to be more talk than substance. "

Global Times, China Obama Must Work to Woo Chinese Audience

Belfast Telegraph, Ireland Of Course Religion Played a Part in Fort Hood Massacre

Guardian Unlimited, U.K. Finding the Truth at Fort Hood

Haaretz, Obama's Good Intentions Lead Nowhere

The Japan Times, Japan Enough Concessions on Taiwan

The Daily Star, Lebanon Diplomatic Relations Between Iran and the U.S. Must Be Pursued in Earnest

Tehran Times, Iran West Trying to Trick Iran to Relinquish its Nuclear Fuel: MP

Granma, Cuba U.S. Bases Threaten Latin America, Confirms Evo

Taipei Times, Taiwan U.S. Beef Ban Could Cost Taiwan Its Credibility

JoongAng Daily, South Korea Obama’s Heavy Task

The Globe and Mail, Canada Let's Analyze Fort Hood, Not Sanitize It

The Nation, Pakistan This Kind Of American Aid

Hurriyet, Turkey The Fort Hood Shooting And The Role Of Muslim Clerics "Consequently, the same American leaders should come to the conclusion that, even if the reasons behind invading Afghanistan sounded right at the time, after eight years, amid new technology and a rapidly changing world, fighting with extreme factions chest-to-chest in other countries does not cut it. It neither brings security to the homeland nor marginalizes extremist ideas. "

Guardian Unlimited, U.K. Healthcare Reform Jumps A Hurdle "But don't bet against Obama now, because the prospect of universal healthcare in America suddenly looks stronger than ever. "

Guardian Unlimited, U.K. Making Wall Street Pay

Dawn, Pakistan U.S. Muslims Face Backlash

Sydney Morning Herald, Australia America's Gun Outrage: 276 People Killed or Wounded a Day

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Major Foreign Press Sources and their Home Pages

Europe

Middle East

Africa

Algeria — L'Expressions (French) Auto-translation
Liberte (French) Auto-translation

Angola — Apostolado (Portuguese) Auto-translation

Botswana — Mmegi (English)

Cape Verde — Expresso das ilhas (Portuguese) Auto-translation

Cameroon — The Post News (English)

Congo — Le Potentiel (French) Auto-translation
Djibouti — La Nation (French) Auto-translation

Gabon — Gabon Eco (French) Auto-translation

Ghana — Ghana Web (English)

Kenya — Daily Nation (English)
The Standard (English)

Liberia — The Analyst (English)
The Liberian Observer (English)

Libya — Libya Jeel (Arabic) Auto-translation
The Tripoli Post (English)

Morroco — Al Bayane (French) Auto-translation
Al Massae (Arabic) Auto-translation
La Matin (French) Auto-translation
L'Opinion (French) Auto-translation
L'Economiste (French) Auto-translation

Malawi — The Nation (English)

Mozambique — Zambeze (Portuguese) Auto-translation

Namibia — Allgemeine Zeitung Namibia (German) Auto-translation
Informante (English)
The Namibian (English)

Nigeria — The Daily Independent (English)
The Guardian (English)
The Punch (English)
This Day (English)
This Sun (English)

South Africa — Business Day (English)
Cape Times (English)
Financial Mail (English)
Mail & Guardian (English)
The Star (English)
The Sunday Independent (English)
The Sunday Times (English)

Sudan — Sudanese Media Center (English)
Sudan News Agency (English)

Tunisia — La Presse (French) Auto-translation

Zimbabwe — The Herald (English)
The Independent (English)
The Sunday Mail (English)
Zim Observer (English)

Central America

North America

Canada — Globe and Mail (English)
L'actualite - Quebec (French) Auto-translation
Le Devoir - Quebec (French) Auto-translation
Le Droit (French) Auto-translation
MacLeans (English)
Ottawa Citizen (English)
The Canadian (English)
Toronto Star (English)
The Toronto Sun (English)
The National Post (English)
The Calgary Sun (English)

Mexico — El Universal (Spanish, English) Auto-translation
Excelsior (Spanish) Auto-translation
La Cronica De Hoy (Spanish) Auto-translation
La Jornada (Spanish) Auto-translation

South America

Asia

Azerbaijan — Baku Today (English)
Azer News (English)
Zaman (Azerbaijani)

Afghanistan — Bissirat (French) Auto-translation

Bangladesh — The Daily Star (English)
The New Nation (English)

Brunei — The Brunei Times (English)

China — China Daily (English, Chinese)
China News (English, Chinese)
Creaders (English, Chinese)
Guangming Daily News (Chinese) Auto-translation
Huanqiu (Chinese) Auto-translation
Oriental Morning Post (Chinese) Auto-translation
PLA Daily (English, Chinese)
The People's Daily (English, Chinese, Japanese, French, Russian, Arabic)
Sina (Chinese) Auto-translation
Shanghai Daily (English, Chinese)
Sohu (Chinese) Auto-translation
Xinhua (English, Chinese, Japanese, French, Russian, Arabic)

Hong Kong — Asia Times (English, Chinese)
Ming Pao (Chinese) Auto-translation
The Standard (English)
Takungpao (Chinese) Auto-translation
Wen Wei Po (Chinese) Auto-translation
Yazhou Zhoukan (Chinese) Auto-translation

India — The Central Chronicle (English)
Financial Express (English)
Greater Kashmir (English)
Indian Express (English)
NDTV Khabar (Hindi)
Outlook India (English)
The Times of India (English)
The Hindu (English)
The Hindustan Times (English)
The Tribune (English)

Indonesia — The Jakarta Post (English)
Tempo Magazine (English)

Japan — Asahi Shimbun (English, Japanese)
Daily Yomiuri (English, Japanese)
Kyodo News Service (English, Japanese, Chinese)
Mainichi Daily News (English, Japanese)
The Japan Times (English)
Sangyo Keizai (Japanese)
Nihon Keizai Shinbun (Japanese)

Macau — Hoje Macau (Portuguese) Auto-translation
Journal Tribuna of Macau (Portuguese) Auto-translation

Malaysia — Bernama (English)
New Straits Times (English)
Sin Chew Daily (Chinese) Auto-translation
The Star (English)

North Korea — Korean Central News Agency (English)

South Korea — The JoongAng Ilbo (English)
The Korea Herald (English)
The Korea Times (English)
Dong-a Ilbo (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese)
The Choson Ilbo (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese)

Pakistan — Daily Jang (Urdu)
Dawn (English)
Khabrain Daily (Urdu)
Nawa-i-waqt (Urdu)
The Nation (English) (English sister paper of Nawa-i-waqt)
Pak Tribune (English)
The Frontier Post - Peshawar & Quetta (English)
The News (English)

Philippines — The Manila Times (English)

Singapore — The Zaobao (Chinese) Auto-translation

Sri Lanka — The Sunday Observer (English)
The Sunday Times (English)

Taiwan — China Times (Chinese) Auto-translation
The China Post (English)
The Taipei Times (English)
Epoch Times (Chinese) Auto-translation
TVBS (Chinese) Auto-translation
The United Daily News (Chinese) Auto-translation

Thailand — Bangkok Post (English)
The Nation (English)

Vietnam — Thanh Nien News (English)
Vietnam News (English)

Oceania & Antarctica

Australia — The Age (English)
The Australian (English)
The Daily Telegraph (English)
The Sydney Morning Herald (English)

New Zealand — The New Zealand Herald (English)

Antarctica — 70 South (English)

In general, White House administrators say that the best Obama can do for the region is restore the U.S. economy

"One year after Obama’s electoral victory, America’s foreign policy program still lacks a clear direction and leaves many questions unanswered. "

"One year ago, Barack Obama was elected president amidst great expectations. Today, it’s apparent Americans aren’t nearly as progressive as his victory seemed to indicate. "

"There needs to be an Arab awareness regarding the seriousness of the divide in human consciousness between East and West. "

"With the election over, the graft of an American-style democracy into the Afghan political system has failed. "

" Clinton made a vague promise. How can we believe her promises and the promises of her president? "

"This situation may revive memories of Bush’s America. "

" Troop build-up in Afghanistan will only shatter more families. It is Obama’s responsibility to allow soldiers to return to their friends and family soon, in order to prevent more tragedies on American soil. "

"Mr Obama's promises about restoring US interest in Asia in general and Asean in particular, have proved so far to be more talk than substance. "

"But don't bet against Obama now, because the prospect of universal healthcare in America suddenly looks stronger than ever. "