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"Voters are fed up, tired of the same old politicians and problems. A young candidate, who makes up for his short resume with genuine optimism, has emerged, shunning political deals with the usual, allegedly corrupt players. His motto: &amp;quot;Si Puo Fare&amp;quot; which translates as &amp;quot;Yes, we can.&amp;quot; I&amp;#x27;m not talking about the US but Italy, where a leading candidate for the April national elections, former Rome mayor Walter Veltroni, openly admits looking to Obama and the US elections for inspiration&amp;amp;#8212;hence the borrowed slogan. I&amp;#x27;ve been in Italy for a few days now and I&amp;#x27;m hearing the Obama love everywhere. According to a recent poll, if Europeans were voting in the Democratic primaries, Obama would win everywhere but the UK. Although Europeans don&amp;#x27;t like to say so, they look to America to start or buck trends, even in politics, thereby moving the systems of the world forward. As the front desk clerk at my hotel told me: &amp;quot;America having a black president is like the Vatican having a black Pope.&amp;quot; (I have a feeling the Vatican isn&amp;#x27;t going to be the vanguard on this one.) Another man I spoke with, Torquato, a middle-aged self-described &amp;quot;Communista&amp;quot; enjoying an espresso at a Florence bar, likes Obama because he is &amp;quot;young, black, and a change.&amp;quot; So Obama is big overseas! Coming on top of yesterday&amp;#x27;s primary wins, things are looking good for him. But does the way other countries view our president matter? I think it does&amp;amp;#8212;tell me your thoughts. &amp;amp;#8212;Asma P.S. Calling all devoted Glamour.com blog readers! We want to know what you think of this site! Take this survey and share your thoughts. It&amp;#x27;s also in that box that keeps popping up on this page. Please take it so we can give you more of what you want!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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