U.S. the Big Loser in the Mecca Deal?
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America thinks the Palestinian agreement is a setback for peace, but many observers think it is really a setback for U.S. influence
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Even when America is doing something for Muslims &#151; in this case, helping mostly Muslim Indonesia and other tsunami-battered nations &#151; it comes in for criticism in the Middle East, where resentment and suspicion color thinking about the United States.
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The New York Times said the Americans   lacked fire while The Boston Globe suggested that fat cat U.S.   players were too sheltered and just not good enough.
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America used to be the tallest country in the world.
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WASHINGTON -- Fueled by the Iraq war and the perception that the United States acts without consulting others, anti-Americanism is on the rise across the Muslim world and much of Europe, while global confidence in President Bush has plummeted, a global poll released yesterday shows.
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Lack of a big majority may mean the US will be involved longer to support a 'weak' government.
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The Americans should have had a comfortable task of seeing off a weak opponent. But poor finishing and farcical defending allowed Panama to make it more difficult for the United States.
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Comment is free: Timothy Garton Ash: The US tightening of entry requirements is understandable, but it must not be at the cost of its welcoming reputation.
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Cuban trade embargo? Not for Vermont cows. Britain, France, and Germany to offer Iran nuclear technology if it ends uranium enrichment efforts.
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The City of Brotherly Love is a city of losers in the sports world.
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She may be the land of plenty, but when it comes to purchasing certain autos, America falls short.
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America's major wars and the length of U.S. participation:
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FOXBOROUGH -- Maybe the US Soccer folks have been going about this all wrong. Maybe they should cut a deal with The Shopping Channel people for bulk jewelry and spread it around to their playmates from Mexico, Costa Rica, and Honduras. What easier, cheaper way to get to the World Cup?
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SAITAMA, Japan  - A United States team eschewing   the trash-talking swagger of previous incarnations find   themselves two wins away from the promised land.
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Analysis: Emboldened by its oil wealth and perhaps peeved by ingratitude after 9/11, Moscow wants to revive its role as a global counterweight to U.S. dominance
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WASHINGTON -- The United States for the first time named Saudi Arabia yesterday as a country that severely violates religious freedom, potentially subjecting the close US ally to sanctions.
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The United States&#39; reputation around the world is hurting, a series of co-ordinated polls published Friday from 10 countries, including Canada, indicated.