Bruce Stokes

Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund

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Senior Transatlantic Fellow at the German Marshall Fund

Bruce Stokes on KCRW

The Constitution gives the President authority to conduct foreign policy, but the President still needs Congress to appropriate money and the Senate to ratify treaties.

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The Constitution gives the President authority to conduct foreign policy, but the President still needs Congress to appropriate money and the Senate to ratify treaties.

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Many presidents have diverted attention from domestic defeats by focusing on foreign policy, but that option may not be available to Barack Obama.

Can President Obama Change the Subject?

Many presidents have diverted attention from domestic defeats by focusing on foreign policy, but that option may not be available to Barack Obama.

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