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Sizing Up Obama's Second Term
The disastrous roll-out of the Affordable Care Act is threatening Obama's second term. Can he restore public confidence before he becomes a "lame duck?"
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenPresident Obama's Affordable Care Act is the biggest new government program since Medicare, but the disastrous roll-out is threatening his second term. Can he restore public confidence before he becomes a "lame duck?" Also, Iran's nuclear negotiations resume in Geneva, and an account of last year's presidential campaign by the authors of Game Change, about the campaign of 2008. We ask co-author Mark Halperin to compare and contrast.
Banner image: President Barack Obama works at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, October 18, 2013. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
