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(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - England is still perceived as the most trusted ally for adults in the United States, according to a poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. Respondents gave the European country a mean rating of 80.4, the highest among 18 entities surveyed and up 2.5 points since February.

Canada is second on the list with 76.2 points, followed by Israel with 66.7 points, Germany with 61.2 points, India with 57.9 points, Mexico with 56.9 points, and the United Nations (UN) with 51.5 points. Iran is still the lowest-ranked nation, with 14.7 points.

Britain committed troops to both the war on terrorism in Afghanistan and the U.S.-led coalition effort in Iraq. In his address to the U.S. Congress in September 2001, U.S. president George W. Bush declared, "America has no truer friend than Great Britain."

On May 10, British prime minister Tony Blair announced his retirement from politics. Bush discussed Blair's personal traits, saying, "He is a political figure who is capable of thinking over the horizon. He's a long-term thinker. I have found him to be a man who's kept his word—which sometimes is rare in the political circles I run in. (...) He's a remarkable person and I consider him a good friend."

Iraq, Iran and North Korea were branded as part of an "axis of evil" by Bush in January 2002.

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I'd like to get your feelings about some countries and governing organizations who have been in the news and what sort of a relationship you feel they have with the United States. I'll read the name of a country or governing organizations and I'd like you to rate how much of a friend or foe they are to the U.S. using the feeling thermometer. You can choose any number between 0 and 100. The higher the number, the warmer or more friendly you feel they are to the U.S. The lower the number, the colder or less friendly they are. If we come to a country or governing organization who you haven't heard enough about to form an opinion, you don't need to rate them. Just tell me and we'll move on to the next one.

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