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Like Europe's Leaders, Obama Is Both Outsider and Insider.(International Edition; HEADS OF STATE)(Barack Obama)

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Byline: Christopher Dickey and Tracy Mcnicoll; with William Underhill

When Barack Obama visited Paris on a tour of Europe last summer, he may have been surprised to discover that he and French President Nicolas Sarkozy had much in common, especially their status as outsiders. Sarkozy made a big deal out of it: "In Europe," he said to Obama, "there are many people who come from different backgrounds and who have many different histories and who are not altogether 'classic' French. Not everyone here is called 'Sarkozy'," said the son of a Hungarian immigrant. "And I'm well aware that not everybody in the United States is called Obama."

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