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Even in lands whose leaders are no friends of Washington -- such as Venezuela and Iran -- the election outcome cut through official propaganda to touch some people.
Its kind of nice to feel good about the United States again, said Armando Díaz, 24, a bookkeeper in Caracas, Venezuela, where Enrique Cisneros, a storekeeper summed it up like this: A few hours ago, the world felt like a different place. In Iran, too, some said the American example should persuade politicians closer to home to adopt similar political ways.
His election can be a lesson for the dictators of the Middle East, said Badr-al-sadat Mofidi, the deputy editor of the daily Kargozaran newspaper. Some in Iran focused on their hopes for a change in American attitudes towards their country. The nightmare of war with the United States will fade with Obamas election, said Nehmat Ahmadi, a lawyer.
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