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President Obama created a new presidential precedent when he bowed to the Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko Saturday. No president of the United States in the more... More »
NewsMax.com - Nov. 16, 2009
Obama Bow Outrage
President Obama's deep bow to Japanese Emperor Akihito on Saturday may not have violated any official protocol, but critics of the presidential act of deference nevertheless... More »
FOXNews.com - Nov. 16, 2009
Obama Draws Fire for Bow to Japanese Emperor
A photograph shows President Obama bent at a nearly 90-degree angle while shaking the hand of Japanese Emperor Akihito. The president bows as he is greeted by Japanese... More »
FOXNews.com - Nov. 16, 2009
Obama Bow Draws Outrage
The controversy grows over President Obama's deep bow to Japanese Emperor Akihito Saturday, which was captured in a photo that touched off a weekend firestorm over... More »
Fox News - Nov. 16, 2009
Outrage in Washington over Obama's Japan bow
WASHINGTON - News photos of President Barack Obama bowing to Japan's emperor have incensed critics here, who said the U.S. leader should stand tall when representing America... More »
Canada.com - Nov. 16, 2009
No American President Ever Bowed to a Foreign Leader —...
This past Saturday when President Obama bowed to the Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko he created a new presidential precedent. No president of the United States... More »
NewsMax.com - Nov. 16, 2009
Obama Bow to Japanese Emperor Stirs Outrage
President Barack Obama bowed low to Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and then added a number of smaller bows, before lunching with the couple on Saturday. Obama,... More »
NewsMax.com - Nov. 15, 2009
Obama Loses Face at Home and in Japan With Awkward Bow
When President Obama bowed to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah in April, critics cried "Submission!" and the White House was so flustered that it pretended the whole... More »
New York Magazine - Nov. 16, 2009
President Obama bows to Japan's Emperor Akihito
President Dick Cheney greeting the Japanese Emperor at the same residence in a different .) How low will the new American president go for the world's royalty? This photo... More »
Baltimore Sun - Nov. 16, 2009
Bowing is a sign of weakness
Machiavelli wrote it is better to be feared than loved. Barack Obama disagrees. The president is for all purposes, the temporary monarch of the U.S. Simultaneously head of... More »
Washington State University Daily Evergreen - Nov. 16, 2009
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