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Nations That Love Bush.(global opinion on George W. Bush's presidency)(Brief article)

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Byline: Katie Baker

Most nations will bid a jubilant goodbye to George W. Bush, it's true. The Pew Global Poll last month found that majorities in 20 of the 24 nations surveyed have little or no confidence in him, with his negative ratings topping 80 percent in major powers like France and Germany. But given his press, what's more surprising is how easy it is to find nations where Bush is still popular.

The three nations where Pew found a majority with confidence in Bush included India, thanks to Bush's willingness to admit it into the club of nuclear-armed nations; and Tanzania and Nigeria, where his confidence ratings reached 60 and 55 percent, respectively. Africa, in fact, has often looked like one giant red state: a ...

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