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The world waits

Here are some front pages from around the world today, courtesy of the Newseum’s website. I’ve seen the polls too, but I still think Belgium’s De Standaard is jumping the gun a bit: “The Word Holds its Breath” leads Quebec’s Le Soleil: George W. is still very much on the minds of Medellin’s El Colombiano ...

By Joshua Keating, a former associate editor at Foreign Policy.

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November 4, 2008, 3:29 PM

Here are some front pages from around the world today, courtesy of the Newseum's website.

Here are some front pages from around the world today, courtesy of the Newseum’s website.

I’ve seen the polls too, but I still think Belgium’s De Standaard is jumping the gun a bit:

“The Word Holds its Breath” leads Quebec’s Le Soleil:

George W. is still very much on the minds of Medellin’s El Colombiano who proclaim this, “The Day of Bush’s Successor”:

This one from the Czech Republic is just terrifying:

Joshua Keating is a former associate editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @joshuakeating

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