Egyptians’ Approval of U.S. Leadership Up, But Still Low

As President Barack Obama addresses the Muslim world from Egypt's capital Thursday, a March 2009 Gallup Poll shows that current approval of U.S. leadership among Egyptians is up to 25% from 6% in May 2008 -- revealing a dramatic improvement and a long way to go. Full Story »

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by Vincent Caminiti - Jun. 3, 2009

While the information is essentially a translation from data, the contextual information, although brief, was enough to justify the relevance of the findings and in fact, support the reason for selecting Egypt in the first place.

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As half of Egyptians also told Gallup in 2008 that they pay a “great deal of attention to news about” the Palestinian Territories, America’s role in the ... More »

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