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Tropical storm warnings extend farther north. as the u.s. begins its new mission in iraq, the white house is gearing up for a mission of its own, getting president obama reelected. tuesday s oval office speech had two campaign-style trademarks. one, claiming credit for keeping a promise. and two, making new promises for what lies ahead. let s bring in editor in chief of national journals hot line. reed, good morning. good morning, alex. how are you? i m fine, thanks. and i found this most curious because this 2012 presidential campaign won t be a thing about the war in iraq in all likelihood, it s going to be about the economy. and with many americans still suffering, how can he highlight the end of combat in iraq when people are more concerned with jobs? well, that s what he tried to do. the ending war in iraq was really the campaign promise that propelled him both through the democratic primaries and the ....

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