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  • The former Minnesota governor, speaking before an estimated 150 people at a New Hampshire house party in his honor, emphasized what he described as his "pro-American, pro-security, pro-defense" foreign policy philosophy, according to Politico.

    Breaking News: CBS News 2011

  • Only then will our so-called pro-American companies consider returning home.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Denise Bostrom 2012

  • Taking the mic at this enthusiastic, wall-to-wall people forum, Pawlenty received plenty of applause for his "pro-American, pro-security, pro-defense" stance on foreign policy.

    Clapper vs. Pawlenty: An easy choice on foreign policy 2011

  • Mr. Maehara, the ruling party's leading foreign-policy expert, was known for his staunchly pro-American views and tough attitude toward neighboring countries—namely China and Russia—over territorial issues.

    New Minister's Priority: China Yuka Hayashi 2011

  • Take, for example, the Syrian-Hezballah alliance in Lebanon, which brought down the pro-American PM Sa'ad Hariri, and now the Assad overt support of Gaddafi.

    Dr. Josef Olmert: Assad and Gaddafi: The Not So Odd Couple Dr. Josef Olmert 2011

  • The thing is, Malaki represents the most pro-American segment of Iraqi politics that is still mainstream enough to stay in power.

    Matthew Yglesias » Obama’s Iraq Announcement 2009

  • Nevertheless, there is something fundamentally pro-American about much of the apparently anti-American content published in foreign newspapers.

    Robin Koerner: To Be or Not to Be: American Freedom, Exceptionalism and Identity Robin Koerner 2011

  • The Arabs and Palestinians considered that Egypt, during Mubarak's time, was pro-American, pro-Israel and anti-Palestinian.

    Egypt and Iran Thaw Once Frosty Relations 2011

  • This occasioned the observation of the noted historian Bernard Lewis that there were pro-American regimes with anti-American populations, and anti-American regimes with pro-American populations.

    From 9/11 to the Arab Spring Fouad Ajami 2011

  • Australia's left-leaning Labor Party has a long pro-American history, as does its rival, the conservative Liberal Party.

    Obama in Oz Mary Kissel 2011

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