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Obama: has he still got it? (part 2)

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Has he still got it? The applause meter may be high inside the convention hall, yet Barack Obama is caught in a tight race for re-election. François Picard’s panel pores over the competing messages that are set to dominate the US election campaign.

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  • Forrest G. ALOGNA. Attorney, Member of the New York Bar;
  • Caith KUSHNER. Attorney, Member of the New York Bar;
  • Martin MICHELOT. Program Officer, The German Marshall Fund of the United States;
  • Freddie WINCKLER. CEO, J. Walter Thompson Paris;

Produced by François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Christopher Davis.

Watch the first part here.

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