Obama Hits the Reset Button
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0 Left 0 Centered 0 RightIn this week's State of the Union address, President Obama did more to reset the political debate than the policy debate. He offered only a modest menu of new ideas. But he moved ambitiously to politically reposition his agenda. Most important, he continued the transformation he has undertaken since November--an evolution from prime minister to president. It was the speech of a leader with diminished legislative ambitions and expanding hopes of reelection.