Counter Stories: Assessing Obama
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As the nation's first black president, Barack Obama has faced enormous pressures and sky-high expectations.
Many believe that race affects not only how Obama's been treated, but how we judge his performance.
The Counter Stories team will attempt to put Obama's tenure thus far in perspective — the achievements and the disappointments.
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