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Obama goes with
his head, not his gut

Analysis: President George W. Bush once boasted, "I'm not a textbook player, I'm a gut player." The new tenant of the Oval Office takes a strikingly different approach. Full story

Video: President to offer Afghan plan next week

Obama vows to ‘finish the job’ in Afghanistan

Newsweek: How Clinton can reset foreign policy

Is president's star dimming?

Fineman: His celebrity is not enough to reverse an erosion of our global dominance. Full story

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