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    Will Obama's Foreign Policy Successes Help Him?

    President Obama's announcement that the last US soldiers would leave Iraq by the end of this year capped a momentous week in which he could also take credit for...

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    KCRW placeholderBy Terrence McNally • Oct 25, 2011 • 50m Listen

    President Barack Obama's announcement that the last American soldiers would leave Iraq by the end of this year capped a momentous week in which he could also take credit for helping dispatch Colonel Moammar Gadhafi. Guest host Terrence McNally explores what this will mean in next year's elections. Also, moderate Islamists claim victory in Tunisian elections, and a new study headed by a former skeptic offers confirmation of global climate change.

    Banner image: President Barack Obama talks with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of Iraq during a secure video teleconference in the Situation Room of the White House, Oct. 21, 2011. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

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    1. 0:00

      Moderate Islamists Claim Victory in Tunisian Elections

      As the Arab Spring turns to autumn, the latest chapter in the unfolding story takes place in Tunisia where international observers hailed the elections for a new constituent assembly. Results Tuesday indicate a first-place finish for the moderate Islamic Party, Ennahda, which now begins talks to form a unity government.

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      8 min
    2. 7:40

      Will a Sour Economy Trump Obama's Foreign Policy Victories?

      President Barack Obama's on a foreign policy roll: the death of Moammar Gadhafi, the assassinations of Anwar Awlaki in Yemen and Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. Obama's withdrawal from Iraq and the successful NATO air campaign in Libya reaffirmed his credentials as a wartime leader.

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      35 min
    3. 42:41

      Climate Change Skeptic's Talking Points Melt Away

      A scientist known for his skepticism over climate change released a new study this month with surprising results. UC Berkeley astrophysicist Richard Muller and a team of other scientists recently set out to test whether measurements of Earth's temperature are too flawed to show that the Earth is warming.

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      8 min
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      Frances Anderton

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      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:008 min

      Moderate Islamists Claim Victory in Tunisian Elections

    2. 7:4035 min

      Will a Sour Economy Trump Obama's Foreign Policy Victories?

    3. 42:418 min

      Climate Change Skeptic's Talking Points Melt Away

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