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The World and Barack Obama

The World and Barack Obama

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Nov 03, 2012
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As an American who has spent about half of my adult life in Asia, I am far outside the mainstream in my country. Being a more-or-less permanent expatriate has caused the homeland to recede somewhat. But with US elections coming next week, I have been thinking about politics back home and what it means to stay away so long.

Watching American political lif…

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