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09-01-2008, 03:08 PM
Socialist chief endorses Obama
Sept. 1, 2008 12:00 AM
Associated Press
PARIS - The head of France's opposition Socialist Party strongly endorsed U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and said Sunday that an Obama victory would be "good news" for the United States and the world.
Francois Hollande said an Obama presidency would usher in a positive, new chapter in international relations.
"We need an Obama victory next November," Hollande told supporters at an annual meeting in the Atlantic coastal city of La Rochelle. An Obama win "will be good news, not only for the American people, but for the whole world."
Hollande promised to work for the senator's victory, but he acknowledged that the French Socialists' endorsement could end up tarnishing Obama's image in the eyes of the American electorate, given the way some voters regard socialism.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/09/01/20080901obama-socialists0901.html
Sept. 1, 2008 12:00 AM
Associated Press
PARIS - The head of France's opposition Socialist Party strongly endorsed U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and said Sunday that an Obama victory would be "good news" for the United States and the world.
Francois Hollande said an Obama presidency would usher in a positive, new chapter in international relations.
"We need an Obama victory next November," Hollande told supporters at an annual meeting in the Atlantic coastal city of La Rochelle. An Obama win "will be good news, not only for the American people, but for the whole world."
Hollande promised to work for the senator's victory, but he acknowledged that the French Socialists' endorsement could end up tarnishing Obama's image in the eyes of the American electorate, given the way some voters regard socialism.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/09/01/20080901obama-socialists0901.html