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What FDR Can Teach Obama

Heading into his first midterm, Roosevelt, too, faced an ailing economy and critics blasting him as a socialist. Jeff Shesol on how he beat the odds—and what Obama needs to tell America now.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt & Barack Obama (AP Photo 2)
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Let’s stipulate that Barack Obama is fed up with Franklin D. Roosevelt.

At the very least, he’s probably had it with people who compare him with Roosevelt.

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