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Is the honeymoon over for Barack Obama?
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With the US in a deep recession, unemployment rising and ballooning deficit, Obama's job approval rating has dropped by nine points since January to 55 percent. Is the US president's health care reform enough to combat growing criticism?
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Today's Focus guests are Nathan King, FRANCE 24's correspondent in New York, who discusses plans to reform the US health care system and foreign affairs specialist Anne Kraatz, who explains why the president's approval rating has flopped.
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No Palin here I promise

by Anonyme (not verified) - 27/07/2009 - 07:59

That was a spot on assessment in my mind by Anne Kraatz. Personally I have been paying close attention to foreign affairs policy by Obama (Bush was a disaster outside Libya and Africa) which has pleased me thus far. I believe we need to wait to see more substance to go with the rthetoric right now, but like Anne said he has a lot on his plate. It takes time to right ship.

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