(CNN) -- Has the new president turned around America's image in other countries? You could call it step one, with many more to go. Then-candidate Barack Obama gave a major speech in Berlin, Germany, in July of 2008. In 2004, President Bush visited Canada and faced massive protests and shouts of "George Bush go home!" But on Thursday, President Obama got a different reception when he crossed the northern border: adoring throngs of Canadians shouting, "Yes we can!" The new president vowed during the campaign to remake the image of the United States in the world. Last summer, for example, candidate Obama traveled to Europe and addressed thousands in Berlin, Germany.
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Schneider: "The world loves Obama. But does the world love the United States?"
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Obama visits Canada on Thursday to throngs of cheering crowds
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Obama vowed during the campaign to remake the image of the United States
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Americans appear confident world opinion can change under Obama
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