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It's all a matter of degree. Certainly the president is all but (yet not quite fully) a figurehead in Iran.
But the president of the U.S. is so beholden to corporate interests, I've never considered that position much less of a figurehead. If you're not acceptable to the corporate power structure in America, there's no chance of becoming a major presidential candidate in this country ... and Obama is no exception.
(Except that Obama's way hotter than McCain.)
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