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Barack Obama faces tough challenges in second-term as US President
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Advisors to US President Barack Obama said yesterday that he will strike a hopeful tone in his address to the American people today after his public swearing-in for a second term. The speech is an opportunity for Obama, a powerful orator, to present his blueprint for the next four years. Leah Pisar, former communications advisor to Bill Clinton, told RFI that Obama faces greater second-term challenges than her former boss.
