Americans have been ugly of late
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It&#39;s just about the only sport left in which we haven&#39;t suffered a major international humiliation this year. (Unless, like me, you consider our nation&#39;s overreaction to Janet a major international humiliation.
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To judge from a recent wave of political advertising, politicians in America are hypocritical, rub shoulders with criminals, vote against American values and don't support U.S. troops.
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Forget last year's stirring World Cup victory. A deadly fan riot, corruption scandals, and mediocre on-field performance have exposed the country's once beautiful game in all its ugliness
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NO other country today affects the world the way America does. Americans have a full appreciation of their nation&#39;s immense power but, in general, they tend to have a retarded view of the great responsibility that comes with this power.
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Americans are using the ultimate punishment less and less. But that doesn't mean it's on the way out.
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The saddest thing about the American election of George Bush is that in the long run it will make the United States irrelevant in all matters save that we have the power to blow the
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From troops on the ground to members of Congress, Americans increasingly blame the continuing violence and destruction in Iraq on the people most affected by it: the Iraqis.
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The rules seem to be the problem. The South Koreans are upset that the rules are too strict. The Americans are upset that the rules are being broken.
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All that talk of the United States returning to the top of the basketball world will have to wait. The reality is that the Americans are no closer now than they were two years ago.
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Many haven't lived in the United States for years, but Americans around the globe were focused on their home country as it elected a new president.
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For a few grave weeks after the election in November, it looked as if professional teeth-gnashers like the American Family Association or Concerned Women for America would have little meat to sate their perpetual indignation this holiday season.
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For years, cheap food and feed were taken for granted in the United States. Now the price of some foods is rising sharply, and a blame alert is under way.
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With midterm elections little more than two months away, Americans are expressing overwhelming disapproval with Congress, incumbents and the way the country is being run, a CNN poll suggests.
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Okay, they're 0-4 now and have looked positively awful in getting there.
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America's reputation around the world is hurting, according to a series of coordinated polls from 10 countries, including many of the United States' closest allies.
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Buck up. There are plenty of folks a lot worse off than you.
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Americans think Congress is doing a pretty lousy job, according to a poll released Friday.