For years Democrats have fought the perception that they are soft on defence and low on patriotism.
Obama was to follow up Monday's speech on patriotism with an address Tuesday about faith and remarks later in the week on service.
The formal presentation that Japanese representatives made before the selection committee was notable for several reasons, including because its mission was concentrated not on fanatical patriotism but on how both football (soccer) and technology have the force to transform humanity.
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The Ariana president said he was counting on Afghan patriotism to keep the company as the nation's official airline.
But if Mr Sharif is to turn the economy round, he will have to do more than rely on the patriotism of expatriates.
Congress, it seems, is banking on our patriotism once again.
So there's no doubt that the economy, and perceptions of how it could be affected by independent nationhood, is going to play big in the next two years of campaigning - at least as big as questions of identity and calls on Braveheart patriotism.
Today, at Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory, where the national flag flies on the napkins, patriotism never tasted so good.
Frequent sparring-partners Glenn Greenwald and Jack Goldsmith have, on their respective blogs, a thought-provoking back- and- forth on the role of patriotism in the American press.
Inspired by the gritty East End of London, the work touches on issues like corruption, patriotism, sex and religion.
The answer, of course, depends on what you mean by patriotism.
Nearby on Freemont Street, show patriotism with a stay in the new rooms at the D Las Vegas, which is undergoing a dramatic transformation using all American-made products.
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"He has a better image on almost all personal dimensions, save patriotism, than Hillary Clinton, " he says.
Then came a fall in the influence of the Catholic church, whose authority had rested on a deft fusion between religion and patriotism.
One abiding feature of Britishness is a reticence about overt demonstrations of patriotism: flags are seen on Remembrance Sunday, at sporting events and occasionally as bedspreads.
Mr. Racicot also said Mr. Kerry is trying to "cloud the issue" by complaining that Republicans are attacking his patriotism rather than his votes on defense issues in the Senate.
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Since the terrorist attacks on Bali, we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians.
As he says this, the camera pans upwards to show an aircraft carving a line across the clear blue sky, a reference to both the double standards of Larson's patriotism and the secret that drives him on.
"On the other hand, there is this strong sense of patriotism and a bit of insecurity about our national identity, " she says.
He attempted to cast the Tories as the people's party while at the same time pushing all the old buttons on core Conservative issues like law and order, defence and patriotism.
But the truth is that in the Vietnam era patriotism was put to the test, and was genuine on both sides of the debate.
And we all follow the humble, heroic example of our first President, George Washington, who knew that a true test of patriotism is the willingness to freely and graciously pass the reins of power on to somebody else.
Was the overwhelmingly Latino population of Rio Mesa lost on the four students who decided to pick that day of all days to celebrate their patriotism?
Characters such as Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan and Jack Bauer on Fox's prime-time series 24 are engraved with the same irreverence, patriotism and easiness with violence that 007 has portrayed throughout his 53 years in the service.
Speaking at a reception for supporters late on Sunday, Mr Obama suggested he would dwell on the "common good" and the "goodness, the resilience, neighbourliness, the patriotism" of Americans.
Beyond being able to offer live, more compelling competitions, ratings for the games here in the U.S. are also poised to exploit the extraordinary patriotism that's enveloped the nation since Sept. 11, as well as the fact that audiences on the whole are spending more time at home instead of going out.
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