President Barack Obama arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) After his week-end, he doesn't look better, does he ? The tone has suddenly changed in the French press. Strangely, in the...

French version ; English version below Mister O. va partir en vacances dans quelques jours, et personnellement, je trouve que c'est une très bonne idée... Car, même si cela ne fait que quelques mois qu'il est président, on doit bien reconnaître qu'il...

Mister O. Will go on holiday in a few days, and I personally think it is a very good idea... Although he was elected only a few months ago, he already seems exhausted, and he gives the impression to have lost the energy and dynamism he displayed during...

French version ; English version below On nous avait promis des miracles... On nous avait promis que tout changerait, que tout repartirait de zéro. Le Sauveur était censé tout révolutionner dans une Amérique qui était en crise, crise morale, crise politique,...

We had been promised miracles... We had been promised that everything would be different, everything would start from scratch. A Saviour was supposed to revolutionize everything, in a country that was facing a severe crisis, a moral, political, financial,...