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Taking the Measure of President Obama

January 8, 2016 by PaulM Posted in Current Events, Politics Leave a Comment

As the final year of President Barack Obama’s presidency kicks off, here is one of what will be many retrospectives. Edel Rodriguez wrote this for Politico Magazine. 

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