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Mon 03 Mar 2009Obama's left-of-centre agenda parallels Reagan revolution
OPINION:The president, like Ronald Reagan, spurns populism but is intent on achievement
NOT A great speech, but extremely consequential. If Barack Obama succeeds, his joint address to Congress will be seen as historic – indeed, as the foundational document of Obamaism. As it stands, it constitutes the boldest social democratic manifesto ever issued by a US president.
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