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    Obama's America: The President's domestic legacy

    Reflecting on what he has left behind, President Obama has said, "By so many measures, our country is stronger and more prosperous than it was when we started. It's a situation that I'm proud to leave for my successor."

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    By Warren Olney • Jan 3, 2017 • 1 min read

    Reflecting on what he has left behind, President Obama has said, "By so many measures, our country is stronger and more prosperous than it was when we started. It's a situation that I'm proud to leave for my successor." But the Republican Congress is using different "measures," and its first order of business is to erase as many of Obama’s accomplishments as it can. We look at his domestic agenda — from Obamacare, which barely passed on Capitol Hill, to the many executive orders he issued to overcome GOP opposition. As he prepares to leave the White House, what's likely to last?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    The state of the nation after Obama
    1. 1:25The 115th Congress starts with a surprise ethics fight
    2. 7:59Obama's America: The President's domestic legacyYou’re reading this
    3. 41:41Does hacking evidence justify new Russian sanctions?
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